Is Christianity part of the Law of England? It would seem that if it ever was so, it is so no longer. Such at least is the conclusion which Austin\u27s simple-minded layman will undoubtedly draw from the recent decision of the House of Lords in Bowman v. The Secular Society, Limited, [1917] A. C. 4o6. The lawyer who recognizes that such phrases as the above can have little or no value in legal science will be more concerned to note the unanimous determination of the final court of appeal in Great Britain in favor of the view of the law of blasphemy expressed by Lord CoLmRGa, L. C. J., in Reg. v. Ramsay and Foote, 15 Cox C. C. 231, against the contrary doctrine of the late Sir James Fitzjames STEPHEi, and the overruling by general consent ...
Anti-blasphemy laws have endured criticism in light of the modern, secular and democratic state syst...
Professor David Nash defines blasphemy as the ‘attacking, wounding and damaging of religious beliefs...
In 1698, less than a decade after the Toleration Act, a blasphemy law was passed in England. No conv...
Is Christianity part of the Law of England? It would seem that if it ever was so, it is so no longer...
Blasphemy law was once an integral part of English constitutional and criminal law, such was the law...
The place of religion in the public sphere has become increasingly controversial in recent years and...
International audienceJewish, Christian, and Muslim legal traditions have all attempted to define an...
Recent years have witnessed a considerable growth in legislation and litigation concerning religion....
English law has long held the principle that religions should be free from interference by the state...
This thesis considers the interaction of law and religion in the English criminal law. The English ...
European countries have been punishing blasphemy since time immemorial. Several members of the Europ...
In religious clergy, blasphemy is considered a moral sin and regarded as subject to punishment. St. ...
This article reflects upon the question of whether the offence of blasphemy is valid in terms of the...
The Labour Government (1997–2010) created a large number of new laws affecting religion. The Blair a...
This Comment aims to illustrate the dangers inherent in blasphemy laws, by examining both their past...
Anti-blasphemy laws have endured criticism in light of the modern, secular and democratic state syst...
Professor David Nash defines blasphemy as the ‘attacking, wounding and damaging of religious beliefs...
In 1698, less than a decade after the Toleration Act, a blasphemy law was passed in England. No conv...
Is Christianity part of the Law of England? It would seem that if it ever was so, it is so no longer...
Blasphemy law was once an integral part of English constitutional and criminal law, such was the law...
The place of religion in the public sphere has become increasingly controversial in recent years and...
International audienceJewish, Christian, and Muslim legal traditions have all attempted to define an...
Recent years have witnessed a considerable growth in legislation and litigation concerning religion....
English law has long held the principle that religions should be free from interference by the state...
This thesis considers the interaction of law and religion in the English criminal law. The English ...
European countries have been punishing blasphemy since time immemorial. Several members of the Europ...
In religious clergy, blasphemy is considered a moral sin and regarded as subject to punishment. St. ...
This article reflects upon the question of whether the offence of blasphemy is valid in terms of the...
The Labour Government (1997–2010) created a large number of new laws affecting religion. The Blair a...
This Comment aims to illustrate the dangers inherent in blasphemy laws, by examining both their past...
Anti-blasphemy laws have endured criticism in light of the modern, secular and democratic state syst...
Professor David Nash defines blasphemy as the ‘attacking, wounding and damaging of religious beliefs...
In 1698, less than a decade after the Toleration Act, a blasphemy law was passed in England. No conv...