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British Islam and English Law: A Classical Pluralist Perspective

Hardback

Main Details

Title British Islam and English Law: A Classical Pluralist Perspective
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Patrick S. Nash
SeriesLaw in Context
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 251,Width 176
Category/GenreIslam
ISBN/Barcode 9781108493918
ClassificationsDewey:342.42085297
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 27 January 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

British Islam and English Law presents a novel argument about the nature and place of groups in society. The encounter with Islam has led English law to tread a line between two theoretical models, liberal individualism and multiculturalism, competing for dominance over the law of organised religion. This philosophical rivalry has generated a set of seemingly intractable conflicts between individual and community, religion and state, nation and culture. This book resurrects the long-buried theory of classical pluralism to address and resolve these tensions. Applying this to five understudied institutions that give structure and form to British Islam - banks, charities, schools, elections, clans - it outlines and justifies the reforms that would optimise the relationship between law and religion. Unflinching and unorthodox, this book places law and theory in context, employs innovative methods such as nudge theory and applied history, and provides detailed answers to hard questions about British Islam.

Author Biography

Patrick Nash is a research fellow at the Woolf Institute and a postdoctoral research associate at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge. He taught jurisprudence, public law, criminal law, tort law and family law at the Universities of Bristol and Newcastle before moving to Cambridge. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2019 (Lincoln's Inn).