Law, Religion and the Challenge of Accommodation

Accommodating Muslims under Common Law: A Comparative Analysis, S. Farrar, G. Krayem, Routledge, UK, 2017

Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/65

10 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2016 Last revised: 9 Nov 2016

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Salim Farrar

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Ghena Krayem

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Date Written: August 3, 2016

Abstract

The article below is the introductory chapter to our book ‘Accommodating Muslims under Common Law: a Comparative Analysis’, recently published by Routledge Press. It introduces the topic of our book, notably the presence of Muslims in predominantly non-Muslim Common Law States and how those States have responded and ought to respond in the post 9/11 context. Specifically, the book looks at Muslims in a multicultural context as well as the accommodation of Shari’ah Law across Western Common Law legal traditions. This includes a discussion of the role of the judiciary and a discussion of where boundaries might be drawn for secular democratic states with Muslim populations who want resolutions to conflicts that also comply with the dictates of their faith.

Keywords: Islamic Law, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence, Religion and the Law, Secularism, Accommodation

JEL Classification: K10, K30

Suggested Citation

Farrar, Salim and Krayem, Ghena, Law, Religion and the Challenge of Accommodation (August 3, 2016). Accommodating Muslims under Common Law: A Comparative Analysis, S. Farrar, G. Krayem, Routledge, UK, 2017, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/65, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2818112

Salim Farrar (Contact Author)

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

Ghena Krayem

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

New Law Building, F10
The University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

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