Search Results - "The Journal of law and religion"

Law, Religion, and the COVID-19 Crisis by Movsesian, Mark L.

“…This essay explores judicial responses to legal restrictions on worship during the COVID-19 pandemic and draws two lessons, one comparative and one relating…”
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The COVID-19 Church-Closure Cases and the Free Exercise of Religion by Storslee, Mark

“…In a series of cases over the past year, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld then struck down COVID-19–related restrictions on worship in various states across the…”
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The Legal Treatment of Muslims in Italy in the Age of Fear and Insecurity by Alicino, Francesco

“…Although diverging influences have always characterized the relation between religion and democracy, in Italy, tensions arising from these divergences are…”
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What Is the Juxtaposition between Silicon Valley and Mount Sinai? Covenantal Principles and the Conceptualization of Platform-User Relations by Berman, Nadav S., Zarsky, Tal Z.

“…Over recent decades, several global tech giants have gained enormous power while at the same time generating various disputes with their end-users, local…”
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Confronting the Truth: The Necessity of Love for Justice by Paradise, Brandon

“…This essay examines the interplay between law, Christianity, and oppression in the thought of James Baldwin. This essay begins its inquiry from Baldwin’s own…”
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The Great, Gray City of Light by Marzouki, Nadia

“…This essay analyzes one of James Baldwin’s least commented-upon essays, “Equal in Paris,” through the lens of current debates about transatlantic differences…”
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Law, Religion, and Technology: A Viable Triad? by David, Joseph E.

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Policing Interfaith Marriages: Constitutional Infidelity of the Love Jihad Ordinance by Sonkar, Sumit

“…The Indian Constitution guarantees that individuals have the freedom to choose their partners free from state interference. However, the Uttar Pradesh Vidhi…”
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GENDER AND THE “FAITH” IN LAW: EQUALITY, SECULARISM, AND THE RISE OF THE HINDU NATION by Kapur, Ratna

“…This article analyzes how concepts of gender, gender equality, and secularism have been addressed by the higher judiciary in India in cases dealing with…”
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Saffron Suffrage: Buddhist Monks and Constitutional Politics in Cambodia by Lawrence, Benjamin

“…As one of the world’s only constitutions to recognize Theravada Buddhism as the state religion yet not include a religious exemption to the universal franchise…”
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Sovereignty, Reason, and Will: Carl Schmitt and Hasidic Legal Thought by Rothschild, Zalman

“…The decisionistic strand in Jewish legal philosophy is often neglected by scholars focused on the more common rational explanations for Jewish law. This…”
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PRE-MODERN INSIGHTS FOR POST-MODERN PRIVACY: JEWISH LAW LESSONS FOR THE BIG DATA AGE by Bamberger, Kenneth A., Mayse, Ariel Evan

“…This article makes the counterintuitive argument that the millennia-old approach of Jewish law to regulating surveillance, protecting communications, and…”
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Continuous Action toward Justice by Hutchinson, Darren Lenard

“…Conservative activists and politicians have condemned critical race theory and have supported measures to prohibit teaching the subject in public schools. The…”
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Law and Religion: Asia as Critical Ground for Rethinking Existing Frameworks and Dominant Paradigms by Neo, Jaclyn L.

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Michael Perry: A Pioneer Integrating Traditions in Law and Religion by Kaveny, M. Cathleen

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Introduction: “Be Bold”: The Legacy of John R. Lewis by Bobinski, Mary Anne

“…This essay introduces the roundtable, “John R. Lewis's Legacies in Law and Religion.” A civil rights icon and long-standing US congressman representing…”
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A Theory of a State? How Civil Law Ended Legal Pluralism in Modern Egypt by Ayoub, Samy A.

“…ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Sanhūrī (d. 1971), the father of the Egyptian legal code, theorized a relationship between dīn (religion) and dawla (state) that was key to…”
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Editor's Note: New Developments at JLR by Allard, Silas W.

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A Tribute to Marie Failinger by Hartigan, Emily Albrink

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Jewish Ethics Regarding Refugees: Ideology and Realization by Rashi, Tsuriel

“…This article addresses the Jewish ethical approach to refugees. According to Jewish ethics, help must be offered to refugees of a foreign people, and…”
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