Law and Morality Revisited / 1st Edition

Description

The contributions to this edited volume explore, from various perspectives, the relationship between law and morality. The authors analyze specific issues in the domains of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, constitutionalism, the universality of human rights, animal rights, democracy and terrorism. What unites them is their search for an answer to the question of what values such as justice, fairness, and respect for human rights might mean. The focus on said domains ensures the societal relevance of the discussions. At the same time, they are, while affording the necessary profundity to do justice to the complexity of the themes, written in such a way that they are accessible to non-specialists. The inquiries aim at providing insight into topical debates whose relevance also extends beyond the confines of those debates.