Religion, law and the constitution : balancing beliefs in Britain /

García Oliva, Javier,

Religion, law and the constitution : balancing beliefs in Britain / Javier García Oliva and Helen Hall. - London, Routledge, 2018. - xxiv, 498 pages ; - Law and religion .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-478) and index.

Church/state relations and their historical evolution : whale knees or penguin wings? -- Religion in the current paradigm : the flight of the penguin? -- Non-religious beliefs in the current paradigm -- The rule of law and the religious character of the Constitution and the wider legal framework -- Parliamentry supremacy and the religious character of the Constitution and the wider legal framework -- Checks and balances, separation of powers and the religious character of the Constitution and the wider legal framework -- Human rights and the religious character of the Constitution and the wider legal framework.

9781138838352 (hbk)


Freedom of religion--Great Britain.
Church and state--Great Britain.
Constitutional law--Great Britain.

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