Freedom of Religion and Religious Diversity: State Accommodation of Religious Minorities

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Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan Ann Black (Ann Black, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia)

Freedom of Religion and Religious Diversity

State Accommodation of Religious Minorities

Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan, Ann Black (Ann Black, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia)

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Routledge
23 August 2024

Religion & politics; Comparative law; International human rights law; Constitutional & administrative law

Series: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion

Today, pluralism is increasingly the norm and can be seen as a permanent characteristic of modernity. As seen in world events, religion has not become irrelevant but more diverse, giving rise to a complex web of religion and belief minorities, together with intra-plural majorities. Nations seek ways to implement the ideal of freedom of religion, but as this book shows, whether East or West, in the global North or the South, there is no simple formalism for accommodating religious diversity. Different faith communities have competing needs and demands for the same social space, with tensions inevitably arising. This book highlights responses from liberal democracies which enshrine secularism into their constitutions to other constitutions where religion and ethnic identity are enshrined to prioritise their ethno-religious majority. Western and Asian countries encounter different obstacles and challenges. With analysis from 19 international scholars, the book explores different obstacles and responses to accommodation of religious minorities in a range of jurisdictions. In a globalised world, it will be invaluable for comparative legal scholars, for law and religion scholars, researchers and students, and decision-makers, e.g., governments, non-governmental organisations, and for those who seek to better understand the challenges of our time.

Edited by: Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan, Ann Black (Ann Black, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032592855
ISBN 10: 1032592850
Series: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 23 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan is Professor at the Department of Law, Independent University, Bangladesh. Ann Black is Professor of Law, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia.