Law and Religion
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Law, Religion and Homosexuality
Religion remains at the heart of the relationship between law and homosexuality. Law, Religion and Homosexuality provides a systematic and nuanced analysis of how religion has shaped, and continues to shape, the legislation that regulates the lives of gay men and lesbians. Set against the context...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Islamic Veiling in Legal Discourse
Islamic Veiling in Legal Discourse looks at relevant law and surrounding discourses in order to examine the assumptions and limits of the debates around the issue of Islamic veiling that has become so topical in recent years. For some, Islamic veiling indicates a lack of autonomy, the oppression of...
Published June 21st 2012 by Routledge
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Islam, Law and Identity
The essays brought together in Islam, Law and Identity are the product of a series of interdisciplinary workshops that brought together scholars from a plethora of countries. Funded by the British Academy the workshops convened over a period of two years in London, Cairo and Izmir. The workshops...
Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Honour, Violence, Women and Islam
Why are honour killings and honour-related violence (HRV) so important to understand? What do such crimes represent? And how does HRV fit in with Western views and perceptions of Islam? This distinctively comparative collection examines the concept of HRV against women in general and Muslim women...
Published July 22nd 2010 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Law and Faith in a Sceptical Age
Law and Faith in a Sceptical Age is an analysis of the legal position of religious believers in a dominantly secular society. Great Britain is a society based upon broadly liberal principles. It claims to recognise the needs of religious believers and to protect them from discrimination. But...
Published January 26th 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish