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Author:

Depaigne, Vincent, author

Title:

Legitimacy gap : secularism, religion, and culture in comparative constitutional law / Vincent Depaigne.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xii, 228 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Constitutional law.
Comparative law.
Constitutional law.
Legitimacy of governments.
Constitutions.
Religion and law.
Secularism.
Culture and law.
Constitutional law.
Constitutions.
Culture and law.
Legitimacy of governments.
Religion and law.
Secularism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: the secular state and its legitimacy -- I. The Secular State Between Procedural and Substantive Legitimacy -- 1. The 'legitimacy gap' in the secular state -- 2. Constitution and legitimacy: procedural or substantive? -- II. Models of Reconciliation Between Constitutional Law and Culture -- 3. Locating culture in the secular state: constitutional law, secularization, and the status of culture -- 4. The secular nation: France, or the limits of the 'neutral model' -- 5. 'Reformist' secularism: reconciling pluralism, equality, and unity in India -- 6. Malaysia: 'asymmetric' secularism -- Conclusion: between 'de-secularization' and 'nationalization.'

ISBN:

9780198803829
0198803826

OCLC:

(OCoLC)990364374

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)