englischThe work deals with a current topic in both German and Taiwanese constitutional law - the sustainability of the respective religious law systems in the trend of changes of the role of religion and belief in the social and the legal order. Particular attention is paid to the significance of [...]
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englischWhere does the public sector in Germany include representatives of the religious and non-denominational spectrum in its advisory and decision-making bodies – and what are the purposes behind the participation of these civil society organisations in state decision-making? This book provides a [...]
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englischIn 2015, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and the Christian Churches came to an agreement on how to deal with church asylum cases, which is of decisive importance in the current church asylum practice. The author places this agreement at the center of her considerations of [...]
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englischDoes leaving the church under Catholic law necessarily lead to excommunication? Does the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) view leaving the church less strictly than the Catholic Church? In her comparative legal study, the author explores many exciting and highly topical questions about [...]
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englischThe Right to Autonomy of religious groups is a cornerstone of German constitutional law for which there is no English equivalent. After analysing the general legal status of religious groups in both countries, the author looks at how their legal position differs in two areas that, in [...]
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englischThis PhD thesis approaches special ”duties of loyalty” that are imposed on employees in companies run by the churches on the basis of German constitutional law: While in many previous publications the concept of the community of service and numerous premises embedded in it form the starting [...]
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englischWhat answers does the law offer to religious pluralism in society and to what extent can religious rules be integrated into German constitutional law? In religiously pluralistic societies, tensions exist between state neutrality and the state’s guarantee of basic rights as well as between [...]
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englischSome German state constitutions contain norms that are explicitly influenced by Christianity. At the same time, the German constitutional system stipulates the principle of religious ideological neutrality. This is reflected in the negative aspects of civil liberties. In this study, the [...]
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englischThe (constitutional-)juridical position of the churches in Germany always is an object of social and juridical debates. This thesis is concerned with the question, whether ecclesiastical jurisdiction is bound to fundamental rights. First the whole churches and their jurisdiction as a part [...]
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Der Aufbau islamisch-theologischer Studiengänge ist mittlerweile an verschiedenen Standorten in Deutschland in vollem Gange. Nicht überall wird diese Entwicklung begrüßt. Kritiker fürchten, der Staat schaffe sich auf diesem Wege einen „weichgespülten“ Islam nach eigenen Vorstellungen. Andere sorgen [...]
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