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082	0	0	_a342.508/5 _223 _bSh136c
100	1		_aShah, Dian Abdul Hamed _eauthor. _93918
245	1	0	_aConstitutions, religion and politics in Asia : _bIndonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka / _cDian A. H. Shah, Research Fellow, Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
260			_aCambridge; _bUnited Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : _bCambridge University Press, _c2017.
300			_apages cm.
490	0		_aComparative constitutional law and policy
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Three constitutional arrangements on religion; 3. Religion and religious freedom in public life; 4. Religious freedom in divided societies and the role of the state; 5. Constitutional adjudication on religion and religious freedom; 6. Judicial institutions and the rule of law deficit; 7. Religion, electoral politics and religious freedom; 8. Conclusion.
520			_a"As religious polarisation in society deepens, political actors and policy-makers have begun to struggle with questions on the role of the dominant religion and how religion influences constitutional commitments and development. By focusing on Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, Constitutions, Religion and Politics in Asia demonstrates how constitution-making and the operation of constitutional arrangements involving religion cannot be separated from the broader political dynamics of society. Although constitutions establish legal and political structures of government institutions and provide tools for rights protection, they do not operate in a vacuum divorced from the games of power and the political realities surrounding them. Here, Shah sets out how constitutions operate and evolve and demonstrates how constitutional provisions can produce unintended consequences over time. A vital new source of scholarship for students and scholars of law and religion and comparative constitutional law, and those interested in issues of constitutionalism and legal and political history in Asia"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aReligion and state _zIndonesia. _93919
650		0	_aReligion and state _zMalaysia. _93920
650		0	_aReligion and state _zSri Lanka. _93921
650		0	_aFreedom of religion _zIndonesia. _93922
650		0	_aFreedom of religion _zMalaysia. _93923
650		0	_aFreedom of religion _zSri Lanka. _93924
650		0	_aReligious minorities _xLegal status, laws, etc. _zIndonesia. _93925
650		0	_aReligious minorities _xLegal status, laws, etc. _zMalaysia. _93926
650		0	_aReligious minorities _xLegal status, laws, etc. _zSri Lanka. _93927
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