Status of religious law
- Description
- Religious law and constitutional law interact in complex ways. Constitutions can treat religious law as entirely separate, integrated to some degree, applied in areas where secular law is silent, considered superior, or used as a source or inspiration for secular law.
- Categories
- Culture and Identity
- Keywords
- church; repugnancy clause; secular
- Survey Questions
- What is the status of religious law?
- Is law contrary to religion void (repugnancy clause)?