Religion between Liberty and Equality

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Religion between Liberty and Equality "
Silvio Ferrari

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1072477
Doc. No	:	LA116106
Call No	:	‭10.1163/22124810-00402003‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Silvio Ferrari
Title & Author	:	Religion between Liberty and Equality [Article]\ Silvio Ferrari
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill \| Nijhoff
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Law, Religion and State
Date	:	2016
Volume/ Issue Number	:	4/2
Page No	:	179–193
Abstract	:	In this paper I argue that the shift from liberty to equality in the legal regulation of freedom of religion is part of a larger process of globalization of law that can change the “quality” of the right to freedom of religion and belief However, this shift does not have the same impact on different areas of the legal regulation of freedom of religion and belief. Moreover, it needs to be contextualized and considered in the light of the different historical and cultural background of each country. For these reasons the shift from liberty to equality cannot be understood as a linear process. The forms it takes and its final outcome can be very different according to the legal fields and the countries that are taken into consideration. Europe, with its rich background of internal diversity, provides a good case-study to test the soundness of this claim. In this paper I argue that the shift from liberty to equality in the legal regulation of freedom of religion is part of a larger process of globalization of law that can change the “quality” of the right to freedom of religion and belief However, this shift does not have the same impact on different areas of the legal regulation of freedom of religion and belief. Moreover, it needs to be contextualized and considered in the light of the different historical and cultural background of each country. For these reasons the shift from liberty to equality cannot be understood as a linear process. The forms it takes and its final outcome can be very different according to the legal fields and the countries that are taken into consideration. Europe, with its rich background of internal diversity, provides a good case-study to test the soundness of this claim.
Descriptor	:	equality
Descriptor	:	Europe
Descriptor	:	globalization
Descriptor	:	liberty
Descriptor	:	Religion
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/22124810-00402003‬