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Constitutional Democracy and Islam: The Legal Status of Muslims in Italy
This book outlines the legal status of Muslims in Italy. In particular, it highlights that, when it comes to Islam, the Italian legal system exacerbates the dilemma of contemporary constitutional democracies, increasingly caught between the principle of equality and the right to have rights, which implies the respect of diversity.
| Author(s) | By Francesco Alicino (Full Professor of Public Law and Religion at the University of LUM, Italy). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 200 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 7 Apr 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
This book outlines the legal status of Muslims in Italy. In particular, it highlights that, when it comes to Islam, the Italian legal system exacerbates the dilemma of contemporary constitutional democracies, increasingly caught between the principle of equality and the right to have rights, which implies the respect of diversity.
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Religious Matrices of Constitutional Democracies Introduction Vicarius Dei The Janus-Faced Secularizing Imago Dei Secularizing the Law From Tolerance to Freedom And Islam? Theological
Francesco Alicino is Full Professor of Public Law and Religion at the University of LUM, Italy, where he also teaches constitutional law, law of the third sector, and immigration law.
