Courts, Pluralism and Law in the Everyday: Food, Clothing and Days of Rest

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Cinzia Piciocchi (Associate Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Trento, Italy.)

Courts, Pluralism and Law in the Everyday

Food, Clothing and Days of Rest

Cinzia Piciocchi (Associate Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Trento, Italy.)

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Routledge
11 August 2023

Religion: general; Anthropology; Comparative law; Constitutional & administrative law; Social law

Series: Cultural Diversity and Law

This book examines the everyday judicial experience in four multicultural jurisdictions as a means of exploring the relationship between legal systems and cultural identities. Increasing social heterogeneity has deeply affected legal systems as courts and parliaments must now deal with a growing rate of cases concerning cultural pluralism. Headline-grabbing disputes usually concern challenges to fundamental rights and principles which may be put at risk by some religious or cultural practices. These are difficult issues questioning the compatibility between some cultural and religious practices and constitutional values. However, much of the interaction between law and cultural pluralism also concerns daily life activities, which do not necessarily challenge fundamental rights. This book deals with food, clothing and days of rest: three expressions of both human needs and identity which are based on ethnic origin, tradition, culture, religion or, simply, taste. The volume looks at the intersection between these choices and constitutional rights such as religious liberty or freedom of expression. It aims to understand how the state legal system deals with them and when non-mainstreaming behaviours are accommodated. Four legal systems are taken into consideration – the United States of America, Canada, France and Italy – exploring similarities and differences in facing cultural diversity around these quotidian issues. The book pays particular attention to the places where diversity is most apparent and also considers the choices that are not based on religious precepts, but rather on “personal philosophy”. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of constitutional law, law and cultural diversity, human rights, minority rights and discrimination law.

By: Cinzia Piciocchi (Associate Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law Faculty of Law University of Trento Italy.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032403670
ISBN 10: 1032403675
Series: Cultural Diversity and Law
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 11 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Food; 2. Clothing; 3. Days of Rest; Conclusion; Index

Cinzia Piciocchi is Associate Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Trento, Italy, where she teaches constitutional law, comparative constitutional law and biolaw.