New Bibliography and Recent Articles of Interest

The AALS Section on Law and Religion has issued its Dec. 2013 Newsletter which includes a comprehensive bibliography of relevant books and articles published during 2013, as well as a list of blogs relating to law and religion. The articles and blogs are all hyperlinked.

From SSRN:

• Chee Ying Kuek & Eng Siang Tay, Religious Conversions and the Conflicts between Civil and Islamic Law of Inheritance in Malaysia, (Malayan Law Journal, 2013).
• James Q. Whitman, The Transition to Modernity, (Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law (M. Dubber and T. Hörnle, eds.), Forthcoming).
• Daniel Marc Weinstock, Conscientious Refusal and Health Professionals: Does Religion Make a Difference?, (Bioethics, Vol. 28, Issue 1, pp. 8-15, 2014).
• Marc Greendorfer, Blurring Lines between Churches and Secular Corporations: The Compelling Case of the Benefit Corporation’s Right to the Free Exercise of Religion, (December 27, 2013).
• Deborah A. Widiss,  Leveling Up after DOMA, Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 89, 2014, Forthcoming).

Recent Articles and Publications of Interest

From SSRN:

• Anne Herzberg, Second Class Rights: How Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch Fail Women in the Middle East, (December 16, 2013).
• Dian Kartika Rahajeng, Sharia Governance: Sharia Supervisory Board Model of Islamic Banking and Finance in Indonesia, (December 11, 2013).
• Alex Reed, Playing Devil's Advocate: The Constitutional Implications of Requiring Advocacy Organizations to Present Opposing Viewpoints, (New York University Review of Law & Social Change, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2013).

From SmartCILP and elsewhere:

• Michael C. Dorf, Liberalism's Errant Theodicy. (Reviewing James E. Fleming and Linda C. McClain, Ordered Liberty: Rights, Responsibilities, and Virtues), 93 Boston University Law Review 1469-1479 (2013).
• Steven H. Sholk, A Guide To Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations, (June 7, 2013).
• USCIRF Policy Brief, Egyptian Constitutional Review: Initial Analysis of the Provisions on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Related Rights in the December 2013 Egyptian Draft Constitution, (December 2013).

Recent Articles of Interest

From SSRN:

• Lorenzo Zucca, Is Scientology a Religion? Religious Marriage and the UK Supreme Court's Landmark Decision Hodkin v Registrar, (December 9, 2013).
• Eric Bennett Rasmusen, The Goals of the Corporation under Shareholder Primacy: Just Profit — Or Social Responsibility and Religious Exercise Too?, (December 8, 2013).
• Linda C. McClain, Against Agnosticism: Why the Liberal State Isn't Just One (Authority) Among the Many, (Boston University Law Review, Vol. 93 (December 2013)).

From SmartCILP and elsewhere:

• John Makdisi, Uncaring Justice: Why Jacque v. Steenberg Homes Was Wrongly Decided, 51 Journal of Catholic Legal Studies 111-143 (2012).
• Brian M. Murray, Chicken Soup for the Legal Soul: The Jurisprudence of Saint Thomas Moore, 51 Journal of Catholic Legal Studies 145-206 (2012).
• Joshua Dorner, Religious Liberty for Some or Religious Liberty for All?, (Center for American Progress, Dec. 12, 2013).

Recent Articles and Publications of Interest

From SSRN:

• Irshad Hameed, The Financing of Real Estate in Islamic Finance: A Critical Examination of the Bai-Bithaman Ajil and the Musharikah Mutanaqisah Models of Real Estate Financing, (November 25, 2013).
• John P. Anderson, Law Beyond God and Kant: A Pragmatist Path to Liberal Neutrality in Pluralistic Democracies, (December 3, 2013).
• Linda C. McClain, From Romer v. Evans to United States v. Windsor: Law as a Vehicle for Moral Disapproval in Amendment 2 and the Defense of Marriage Act, (Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, Vol. 20, p. 351 (2013)).
• Lena-Maria Möller, Family Law in the Arab Gulf: Recent Developments and Reform Patterns, (Journal of Islamic State Practices in International Law (JISPIL), Vol. 9, No. 2, 2013, Forthcoming).

From SmartCILP and elsewhere:

• David E. Campbell, Religious Tolerance in Contemporary America, [Abstract][Lexis link], 62 DePaul Law Review 1009- 1033 (2013).
• Matthew J. Parlow, Public Choice Theory, Catholic Social Teaching and Citizens United, 6 University of St. Thomas Journal of Law & Public Policy 331-346 (2012).
• Arthur C. Brooks, The Great Recession, Tax Policy, and the Future of Charity In America, (American Enterprise Institute, Dec. 2013).

Recent Articles and Books of Interest

From SSRN:

• Ashutosh Avinash Bhagwat, Religious Associations: Hosanna-Tabor and the Instrumental Value of Religious Groups, (November 26, 2013).
• Evelyn M. Tenenbaum, The Union of Contraceptive Services and the Affordable Care Act Gives Birth to First Amendment Concerns, (Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 23, No. 3, p. 539, 2013).
• Frederick Mark Gedicks & Pasquale Annicchino, Lautsi v. Italy: English Translations of Italian Trial and Appellate Decisions, (November 17, 2013).
• Frederick Mark Gedicks & Pasquale Annicchino, Cross, Crucifix, Culture: An Approach to the Constitutional Meaning of Religious Symbols, (November 17, 2013).
• Richard F. Duncan, Just Another Brick in the Wall: The Establishment Clause as a Heckler's Veto, (Texas Review of Law & Politics, Forthcoming).
• Paul Croushore, Not Getting Too Far Out in Front: The Supreme Court Decisions on Same-Sex Marriage, (November 25, 2013).
• Roger Colinvaux, Rationale and Changing the Charitable Deduction, (Tax Notes, Vol. 138, No. 1453, 2013).
• Agustín Elias Casagrande , Los Hijos de Belial. Paradigma religioso y criminalidad en el Río de la Plata hacia fines del siglo XVIII. (The Sons of Belial. Religious Paradigm and Criminality in the Río De La Plata in the Lateness of XVIII Century), (Max Planck Institute for European Legal History Research Paper Series No. 2013-08, 2013).

From SmartCILP:

• Nathan S. Chapman, Disentangling Conscience and Religion, 2013 University of Illinois Law Review 1457-1501.
• David Hollander, Resources To Begin the Study of Jewish Law In Conservative Judaism, 105 Law Library Journal 305-320 (2013).
• Priti Nemani, Piercing Politics: Religious Garb and Secularism In Public Schools, 20 Asian American Law Journal 53-82 (2013).
• The Arab Spring. Articles by George E. Bisharat, Omar M. Dajani, Intisar Rabb and M. Cherif Bassiouni. 17 UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs 1-174 (2013).

Recent Books:

• Ronald Dworkin, Religion Without God, (Harvard University Press, Oct. 4, 2013), reviewed by The Guardian.
• Peter Gardella, American Civil Religion: What Americans Hold Sacred, (Oxford Univ. Press, Dec. 18, 2013).

Recent Articles of Interest

From SSRN:

• Giovanna Lanni & Alessandra Impellizzeri,  Recenti sviluppi costituzionali in Egitto ed Israele: la tensione fra democrazia e religione come costante del discorso costituzionale in Medio Oriente (Recent Constitutional Developments in Egypt and Israel: The Tension between Religion and Democracy as a Constant of the Constitutional Discourse in the Middle East), (October 23, 2013).
• Wilson Ray Huhn, Slaves to Contradictions: 13 Myths that Sustained Slavery, (November 6, 2013).
• Dian Kartika Rahajeng, The Role of Islamic Banking System as the Milestone Towards Indonesia Micro Economy Development: A Financial Reports Approach, (September 12, 2013).
• Ahmed Parvez, Corporate Governance and Ethics of Islamic Finance Institutions, (Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, Forthcoming).
• Brynne Alexis Sharafi, American Multiculturalism, French Universalism, Antiblackness, and the French Headscarf Ban, (November 4, 2013).

From SmartCILP:

• Mark J. Chadsey, Abraham Baldwin and the Establishment Clause, 51 Journal of Catholic Legal Studies 1-40 (2012).
• Seth R. Payne, Mormonism and Same-Sex Marriage: Theological Underpinnings and New Perspectives, [Abstract] 51 Journal of Catholic Legal Studies 41-53 (2012).
• Rev. John A. Perricone, The Relation Between Justice and Love In the Natural Order, [Abstract], 51 Journal of Catholic Legal Studies 55-75 (2012).

Recent Articles, Book and Webcast of Interest

From SSRN:

• Patrick Parkinson, Child Sexual Abuse and the Churches: A Story of Moral Failure?, (Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 13/78, 2013).
• Neil Parpworth, The Succession to the Crown Act 2013: Modernising the Monarchy, (The Modern Law Review, Vol. 76, Issue 6, pp. 1070-1093, 2013).
• Anna Su, Exporting Freedom: Religious Liberty and American Power, (November 2, 2013).
• John Montague, The Law and Financial Transparency in Churches: Reconsidering the Form 990 Exemption, (35 Cardozo Law Review 203 (2013)).
• Chibli Mallat & Mara Revkin, Middle Eastern Law, (Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 9, pp. 405-433, 2013).
• Daniel L. Chen & Susan Yeh, The Construction of Morals, (Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming).
• Gregory P. Magarian, The New Religious Institutionalism Meets the Old Establishment Clause, (Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-11-04, 2013).
• Tracy A. Thomas, Gay Divorce, (U of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper, 2013).
• Sara Rankin, Invidious Deliberation: The Problem of Congressional Bias in Federal Hate Crime Legislation, (Rutgers Law Review, Forthcoming).
• Grace Soyon Lee, Mitigating the Effects of an Economic Downturn on Charitable Contributions: Facing the Problem and Contemplating Solutions, (Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 22, 2013).
• Karim Ginena & Jon M. Truby, Deutsche Bank and the Use of Promises in Islamic Finance Contracts, (Virginia Law & Business Review, 7(4), 620-649, 2013).

From SmartCILP:

• D. Wendy Greene, A Multidimensional Analysis of What Not To Wear In the Workplace: Hijabs and Natural Hair, 8 Florida International University Law Review 333-367 (2013).
• Law of Life. Preface by Alexis Barkis; articles by Bernard Dobranski, Eugene R. Milhizer, Rebekah C. Millard, D. Brian Scarnecchia, Lynn D. Wardle and Susan Yoshihara. 11 Ave Maria Law Review 207-409 (2013). 

Recent Book:

• Sarah Palin, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas, (Harper Collins, Nov. 12, 2013), reviewed by Time.

Webcast of Interest:

• Newseum, Panel Discussion: Restored or Endangered? The State of Free Exercise of Religion in America, (November 07, 2013).

Recent Articles of Interest

From SSRN:

• Arshad Zaman, Maulana Sayyid Sulaiman Nadvi on Law, Politics, and Government, in Islam, (November 1, 2013).
• Scott D. Gerber, Law and the Lively Experiment in Colonial Rhode Island, (2 British Journal of American Legal Studies 453 (2013)).
• Zachary R. Calo, Review of 'The Tragedy of Religious Freedom' by Marc O. Degirolami, (Religion and Human Rights 8 (2013)).
• Nora Abdul Hak & Hanna Ambaras Khan, The Application of Sulh in Resolving Community Disputes, (Paper presentation at in 1st World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation of Acquired Human Knowledge (FWCII-2013)).
• Susannah William Pollvogt, United States v. Windsor and the Crisis in Equal Protection Jurisprudence, (November 6, 2013).
• David B. Cruz, 'Amorphous Federalism' and the Supreme Court's Marriage Cases, (Loyola Law Review, Supreme Court Issue, Forthcoming).

From SmartCILP:

• Shahla Haeri, No End in Sight: Politics, Paradox, and Gender Policies in Iran, 93 Boston University Law Review 1049-1062 (2013).
• Pnina Lahav, Israel's Rosit the Riveter: Between Secular Law and Jewish Law, 93 Boston University Law Review 1063-1083 (2013).