Law and Religion Research Group
The members of the Law and Religion Research Group are engaged in research which explores:
- The complex interaction between law and religion in the context of constitutional law and private law (from a comparative perspective) and public international law;
- The religious rights discourse within the context of domestic and international law;
- The cultural impact of religious and philosophical paradigms on the shape and scope of domestic and international legal frameworks dealing with religion.
- The normative development and enforcement strategies in the complex and multi-vectored area of law and religion·
The Group provides a forum for discussion, advice and support for staff and students, including our doctoral students. It also organises conferences, research seminars and workshops aiming to promote knowledge-sharing between academics and practitioners in the following areas of law:
Canon Law, Ecclesiastical Law, Islamic Law and Islamic Finance, Jewish Law, International Law, Religion and the State, Employment Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Legal History, Legal Theory
Law, Religion & LGBT rights: Revisiting Christian and Islamic legal traditions regarding sexuality
Friday 5 July 2013
10:30 am, Eastern Gateway Auditorium Brunel University Campus, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge
International Conference on ‘Law , Religion and LGBT rights’, organised by the Brunel Law School and the URC Security, Human Rights & the Media.
Dr Ignacio De La Rasilla Del Moral receives collaborative research grant for the study of "Arab and Islamic Legal and International Legal Thought"
International Law, Religion and Empire
Religion and International Law in Russia's Foreign Relations
Brunel students and Members of the Law and Religion Research group attend a conference in the University College London
