030199 KU Law, philosophy, and religion: Foundations of the relationship between law and religion (2024S)

Religions were and are formative elements of social orders. The question therefore arises as to how religious groups, beliefs and practices should be legally assessed. The course is dedicated to the relationship between law and religion and approaches this topic from the perspective of the history of ideas. In particular, it examines the historical discourse on religious tolerance. It then addresses philosophical positions that explicitly deal with the relationship between state law and religions and shows their applications in positive law, whereby judgments of international courts as well as judgments of foreign courts (e.g. the USA and Canada) are also dealt with. Finally, the course addresses current philosophical debates on the relationship between law and religion, e.g. the debates on religious symbols as well as bans on veiling and women's rights.