This book offers the first modern systematic account of the law that applies to religious bodies. It sets the modern law in its historical context, and examines the major controversies relating to the legal control of religious practice, including faith schools, faith-based welfare provision, and the human rights law protecting religious freedom.
Shortlisted for the 2011 Inner Temple Book Prize
1. The Changing Law of Church and State; 2. The Human Rights of Religious Associations; 3. The Constitution of Religious Bodies; 4. Ministers of Religion; 5. Public Religion; 6. Regulated Rites; 7. Chaplaincies; 8. Faith Schools; 9. Faith-Based Welfare; 10. Access to Public Discourse; 11. In Search of Principle