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Question of Balance: A Study of Legal Equality and State Neutrality in the United States, France, and the Netherlands

Question of Balance: A Study of Legal Equality and State Neutrality in the United States, France, and the Netherlands

Norton, Brenda J.

Hardcover

General LawGeneral Political ScienceSocial Movements

ISBN10: 149852396X
ISBN13: 9781498523967
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Jan 21 2016
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Western liberal democracy has a dual foundation of limited government implementing the will of the majority and protecting individual autonomy within a sphere of fundamental rights. Under the rubric of universal human rights Western societies take for granted that they tolerate all religions and treat all persons equally. However, through globalization and immigration Western societies are increasingly finding non-Christian people in their midst. This pluralism is causing polities to rethink fundamental notions of the boundaries of religious freedom, equality, and state neutrality. Three countries whose systems are based on the Western liberal democratic philosophy and which are religiously pluralist--the United States, France, and the Netherlands--are reacting in different ways.

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