State Neutrality - 9781108481595

State NeutralityThe Sacred, the Secular and Equality Law\nAuthor(s): Kerry O'Halloran\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108481595, 978-1108481595\nSynopsis\nThe state is legally required to be neutral towards religion, but in many countries it is increasingly anything but. This book conducts a comparative legal analysis of the churchstate relationship within and between western countries including the USA, France and Israel that are key players in international and domestic dynamics in which religion and religious conflict take centre stage. It analyses how government accommodates diversity, how policies of multiculturalism and pluralism translate into legislation, the extent to which they address matters of religion and belief and what pattern of related issues then come before the courts. Finally, it considers how civil society and democracy in general can maintain a balance between the inte.