COMPARATIVE LAW

anti-discrimination legal systems of EU derived law and ECHR jurisprudence: comparing spheres of operation, characteristics protected & justification different - 2015, 174, 77
black death, legal importance of; reassessed from vantage point of covid experience - 2022, 188, 38
canon law and Islamic law on usury - 2014, 172, 42
canonical equity in latin church compared with wider ranging economy in orthodox church (economy tending to govern external relations) - 2014, 172, 27
capital punishment: different US and UK approaches to legal process - 2006, 156, 24
capital punishment, US and EU attitudes to and morality of - 2006, 156, 3
Church of England can change marriage law by simple Measures; Church in Wales needs Primary legislation - 2015, 174, 96
civil and common law systems of administrative law - 1981, 68/69, 9
claims for pre-natal injury in US, UK and Australia - 1989, 102/103, 68
comparative review of EU, UK & US on limits to tax deduction for company interest payments - 2014, 172, 42
comparison of British and Spanish abortion legislation and practice - 2009, 163, 127
Constitutions & federalism, comparison of, in US and EU - 2005, 155, 87
Could U.S. Courts arrive at same decision as Hobby Lobby without using R.F.R.A. (i.e. are Christians a discrete & insular minority?) - 2015, 175, 209
Covid 19 legal effects: understanding the present by considering the black death legal changes to labour laws, local power increases, legal institutions, education & common law developments - 2022, 188, 38
Covid 19 pandemic in UK: changing regulations and laws, impact on religious practice; differences in the 4 jurisdictions - 2021, 187, 96
Covid 19 restrictions: changing regulations and impact on wedding venues in the four UK jurisdictions - 2021, 187, 96
development of legal position of Anglican Church in New Zealand and Australia - 2012, 168, 62
discrimination (indirect): religious & disability (reasonable accommodation) in employment cases; are all protected characteristics equal? - 2022, 188, 6
'distress', the concept of, in abortion law in Jersey & France - 1997, 132/133, 4
employment law for religious institutions, US and UK legal, social & definitional differences - 2011, 166, 37
equity and law as equivalent in Scotland (as opposed to England) - 2012, 169, 189
essential services in Australia and United States of America - 1990, 106/107, 48
exorcism, consent to violence during, UK will not consider this as defence, N.Z. will, USA assumes consent if Church member - 2018, 180, 51
German and Anglo-American corporate structures and practice - 1970, 27, 62
human cloning law in Europe, UK & the USA - 1999, 140/141, 26
indirect discrimination: employment cases in English, Australian & European law - 1995, 126/127, 83
Islamic God does not love the sinner & apostasy punishable by death; Christianity different - 2014, 173, 173
legal aid, why it may cost more in UK compared to other countries - 2015, 175, 166
legal position of Anglican Church in New Zealand and Australia: quasi-establishment and voluntary agreement - 2012, 168, 62
marriage in Eastern & Western Canon Law (in the First Millennium) - 2006, 157, 7
marriage law across UK: differences between jurisdictions, reform needed to Marriage Act 1949 - 2015, 174, 96
'persecution', the meaning of (in asylum cases), in diffe rent countries - 1998, 138/139, 80
Quran needed to understand & compare Islamic & International law on religious liberty & terrorism - 2014, 173, 173
reasonable accommodation in employment law: history of (USA, Canada, Europe) and UK literature review - 2022, 188, 6
'reasonable adjustment' for disability in the workplace; concept could be extended to indirect religious discrimination cases to treat people differently rather than equally (as in US / Canada) - 2022, 188, 6
religious legal systems: comparing Islamic, Jewish & Catholic law - 2010, 165, 144
similarities & differences between Canon and Common law systems; case studies showing where both fall short (review article) - 2019, 182, 25
Spanish and German courts' approach to institutional displays of religious symbols - 2013, 171, 21
underage sexual intercourse & marriage, English & Turkish law on - 1996, 128/129, 41
US law protects religions much more than UK law - 2011, 166, 37
usury laws across Europe and U.S. - 2014, 172, 42
what would the Scholastics say about business today? - 1997, 132/133, 9
witchcraft: laws & trial processes in England compared to Europe (ecclesiastical & secular courts) - 2011, 167, 54
Canada
voluntary religious association, expulsion of members of; court rules no contract so no jurisdiction; in UK such issues can be a civil contract (case) - 2021, 187, 170
Scotland
differences between Scotland and England / Wales regarding death certification e.g. no coroners, different forms; problems with cross-border transfer of bodies - 2015, 175, 227

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