Articles of interest – September 24, 2012
Howard Friedman, Religion Clause
From SSRN:
- Steven Douglas Smith, Religious Symbols and Secular Government, (San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 12-096, Sept. 17, 2012).
- Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjornskov, Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?, (ICER Working Paper No. 2/2012, April 2012).
- Allan Vestal, To Soften Their Obdurate Hearts: The Southern Baptist Convention and Marriage Equality, (Tulane Journal of Law and Sexuality, Vol. 21, p. 49, 2012).
- Mary Szto, Contract in My Soup: Chinese Contract Formation and Ritual Eating and Drunkenness,(September 19, 2012).
- Mauro Gatti, Autonomy of Religious Organisations in the European Convention of Human Rights and European Union Law, (Paper presented at the Conference ‘Fundamental Rights in Europe and China: Between Identities and Universalism’, Bologna, 28-29 May 2012).
- David H. Michels, Seeking God’s Will: The Experience of Information Seeking by Leaders of a Church in Transition, ((2012) 36 (1-2) Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 16-27).
- Mark William Osler, A Biblical Value in the Constitution: Mercy, Clemency, Faith, and History, (University of St. Thomas Law Journal, 2013, Forthcoming).
- Jay Michaelson, Hating the Law for Christian Reasons: The Religious Roots of American Antinomianism, (September 22, 2012).
- John Hagan and Todd Haugh, Ethnic Cleansing as Euphemism, Metaphor, Criminology, and Law, (Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity, ed. Leila Nadya Sadat, Cambridge University Press, 2011).
From SSRN-- Islamic Law:
- Cyra Akila Choudhury, Shari'ah as National Security Threat?, (Akron Law Review, Vol. 46, 2012).
- Ahmad A. Alkhameed, International Arbitration and Shari’a Law: Context, Scope, and Intersections, (28 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 3, pp. 255–264, 2011).
- Brian J. Baker, Islamic Law and Refugees: Concept and Application, (September 17, 2012).
- Mitali Srivastava, Family Law and Gender Justice: A Statutory Analysis & Case Study, (April 10, 2012).
- Mohamed A. Arafa, Corruption and Bribery in Islamic Law: Are Islamic Ideals Being Met in Practice?, (18 Golden Gate Ann. Surv. Int'l & Comp. L. 171, Spring 2012).
- Anant Gupta, Shah Bano Case and Related Issues, (September 21, 2011).
- Lama Abu-Odeh, Of Wife and the Domestic Servant in the Arab World, (Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 12-135, 2012).
From SmartCILP:
- Ross Astoria, Why Do Citizens Litigate Over the Posting of the Ten Commandments? A Case Study from Tennessee [Includes photographs], 30 Quinnipiac Law Review. 691-725 (2012).
- Linda C. McClain, Constitutional and Religious Redemption: Assessing Jack Balkin's Call for a "Constitutional Project," 92 Boston University Law Review 1187-1211 (2012).