Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Analysis of German, Israeli, American and International Law

A Socio-Historical Perspective.- Religion and Public Order in Modern Nation-States: Institutional Varieties and Contemporary Transformations.- Models of Church-State Relations and Their Impact on Freedom of Religion.- On the Relationship between Structural Norms and Constitutional Rights in Church-State-Relations.- The Model of State and Church Relations and Its Impact on the Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion: A Comparative Analysis and a Case Study of Israel.- German, Comparative and International Law Perspectives.- From the Acceptance of Interdenominational Christian Schools to the Inadmissibility of Christian Crosses in the Public Schools.- The Headscarf of a Muslim Teacher in German Public Schools.- Religious Garments in Public Schools in Separation Systems: France and the United States of America.- Religion and Religious Symbols in European and International Law.- Perspectives from Israeli Law.- Claiming Equal Religious Personhood: Women of the Wall's Constitutional Saga.- Does the Establishment of Religion Justify Regulating Religious Activities? - The Israeli Experience.- The "Other" Religion and State Conflict in Israel: On the Nature of Religious Accommodations for the Palestinian-Arab Minority.- Days of Worship and Days of Rest: A View from Israel.- Human Rights and Religious Duties: Informed Consent to Medical Treatment under Jewish Law.- The American Point of View.- Neutrality Between Church and State: Mission Impossible?.- A Comment on Mark Weiner's "Neutrality Between Church and State: Mission Impossible".

Winfried Brugger hatte von 1992 bis zu seinem Tod 2010 einen Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht, Rechtsphilosophie und Allgemeine Staatslehre an der Universität Heidelberg inne und war Direktor des Instituts für Staatsrecht, Verfassungslehre und Rechtsphilosophie. Von 2003 bis 2008 war er Fellow am Max-Weber-Kolleg in Erfurt. Er nahm verschiedenste Gastprofessuren in den USA wahr. Brugger wurde nach dem Studium von Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Soziologie mit beiden rechtswissenschaftlichen Examina 1980 in Tübingen zum Dr. iur. promoviert und hat sich dort 1986 habilitiert. Bereits 1981 erwarb er einen LL.M. an der University of California, Berkeley.