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Sep 27, 2024
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LAW 6314 - Influence of Religion on Law and Public Policy
Credits: 3
Students use comparative analysis of a variety of religious traditions and government structures in various countries to consider other approaches to the use and themes of religious ideas in public life. Considers the role of religious ideas in making and applying law today, whether it is appropriate or legally permissible to use religious ideas and arguments in determining how to apply the law or in deciding what the law should be, the ways religious traditions seek public influence, and the opportunities and constraints a constitutional government provides for religious ideas. Explores the freedom of religion cases decided under the Free Exercise and Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and the ways these issues are treated in a variety of government systems around the world.
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