Investigating attitudes towards mandatory vaccination and sanctions for refusal in an area with insufficient coverage may help health authorities to assess which strategies increasing are appropriate. This study examines vaccine mandates asks questions regarding what kinds of could legitimately result from refusal. It seeks find out if people's related their vaccines the degree trust they feel care professionals authorities. The also discusses how observed be perceptions autonomy,...

Abstract This article sets out to explore the extent which developments currently taking place at interface between law and religion in domestic, regional international can be conceptualized as instances of larger, multidimensional processes juridification. We rely on an expansive notion juridification, departing from more narrow sense juridificiation gradually increasing “colonization lifeworld” proposed by Jürgen Habermas his Theory Communicative Action (1987; Vol. 2, Beacon Press). More...

Abstract In an attempt to accommodate the increasing religious and cultural diversity in European societies, instruction public schools is being rearranged across Europe. However, issue sensitive owing societal matters involved, such as multiculturalism, minority issues, nationalism, citizenship. A crucial question how can be organized (state-funded) so conform fundamental human rights. The Court of Human Rights has also recently dealt Folgerø Others v. Norway with ambitious introduce...

This essay introduces the theme of Special Issue on legal practice granting ‘ministerial exceptions’ to religious organizations and its relation principle collective autonomy. It situates other essays their analyses how concrete national regional jurisdictions address calls for autonomy ministerial exceptions within wider debate regarding nature between ‘religion’ (secular) ‘law’ in late modern, religiously diverse societies. Additionally, contributes with an analysis exception international...

The ‘rule of law’ has been described as an essentially contested concept which can be filled with different meanings, while still retaining a position foundational for thinking about society, communal life, and the conditions correct governance. article reflects on what it means to live under law treat if mattered, including from religious perspective. By this, also provides insights into disciplinary field religion current focuses challenges in that area research.

An upsurge of efforts to understand history, society and law through their Christian roots has been witnessed in recent years. Some these attempts are explicitly referred as political theology, some not. However, they do share the feature seeking explicate social phenomena by tracing theological roots. This article reflects on this current trend. The primary focus is international legal discourse. asks questions about theology found discourse presenting thoughts writings Protestant feminist...

Abstract In order to gain an understanding of what it means have a human right freedom religion or belief, one has start by looking at the different actual conflicts that give rise discussion in terms such right. Different reveal problems. It is therefore unsatisfying attempt essentialise and simply apply cases. There are, for example, various ways organising religious instruction public schools. Neutrality consists presenting these models conflicts, not saying there wrong answer. This,...

Aims: Investigating attitudes towards mandatory vaccination and sanctions for refusal in an area with insufficient coverage may help health authorities to assess which strategies increasing are appropriate. This study explores vaccine mandates asks questions regarding what kinds of could legitimately result from refusal. It seeks find out if people’s related their vaccines the degree trust they feel care professionals authorities. The also discusses how observed be perceptions autonomy,...

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