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  • Anti-discriminatory Measure

    Hierarchical Display of Anti-discriminatory measure Law > Rights and freedomsLaw > Rights and freedoms > Social rights > Equal treatmentTrade > International trade > International trade > Social clause Anti-discriminatory measure Concept of Anti-discriminatory measure See the […]

  • Anti-discriminatory Measure

    Hierarchical Display of Anti-discriminatory measure Law > Rights and freedomsLaw > Rights and freedoms > Social rights > Equal treatmentTrade > International trade > International trade > Social clause Anti-discriminatory measure Concept of Anti-discriminatory measure See the […]

  • Christianity

    Resources See Also Religion Freedom of Religion Morality Religious Law

  • Religion

    The Legal History of Religion This section provides an overview of Religion. Religion & Law Pages Online Legal Resources The Islamic Law entry The Jewish Law entry U.S. Federal Religion Law Decisions Recent U.S. Supreme Court Religion Law Decisions – at the Legal […]

  • Judaism

    Judaism Judaism in Babylonia The Jews themselves were during this period engaged in building up a system of isolation on their own side, but they treated Roman law with greater hospitality than it meted out to them. The Talmud shows the influence of that law in many points, and may justly be […]

  • Cultural Identity

    Resources See Also Civil Liberty Civil Right Legal Right Citizen Freedom Political Liberty Constitutional Right Political Right Freedom of Speech

  • Cultural Identity

    Resources See Also Civil Liberty Civil Right Legal Right Citizen Freedom Political Liberty Constitutional Right Political Right Freedom of Speech

  • Islam

    Resources See Also Legal System Country Jurisdiction Immigration Consulate

  • Islam

    Resources See Also Legal System Country Jurisdiction Immigration Consulate

  • Freedom of Expression

    Freedom of Expression in Election Law A universal right that includes freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art or through any other media of a person's choice. This freedom […]

  • Freedom of Expression

    Freedom of Expression in Election Law A universal right that includes freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art or through any other media of a person's choice. This freedom […]

  • WITCHCRAFT

    WITCHCRAFT, WITCHES (WICCA) Witches and witchcraft are associated with some of the most horrifying episodes in western European and American history. Some historians estimate that upward of one million people were put to death for allegedly being witches during several centuries in Europe, with the major persecutions occurring in the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries (Johnson…

  • MAX WEBER

    MAX WEBER (1864-1920) German political economist and sociologist, originally trained in jurisprudence. Faculty member, for most of his life adjunct, at the University of Heidelberg, and from 1904 editorial director of the Archiv für Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik . Author of a prodigious corpus, including the essays The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ,…

  • STRATIFICATION

    STRATIFICATION A structure of social inequality in which individuals and groups have an unequal share in the distribution of power, privilege, and prestige in society. Over the years, social scientists have investigated the relationship between religion and social inequality. Researchers have focused on issues such as the impact of inequality on religion, the effect of…

  • SEXISM

    SEXISM Millions of believers gather regularly in churches, synagogues, and other “holy” places to worship a higher power, learn the doctrines and principles of their faith, socialize with other followers, and celebrate a particular form of “family life.” Commensurate with the faith messages are admonitions concerning the rights and responsibilities of men, women, and children…