Religion and Law in South Africa

Name: Religion and Law in South Africa
Brand: Kluwer Law International
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Erschienen am 15. Mai 2019

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
The Author
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
§1. GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY
I. Geographical Background
II. Population
III. Government Administration
IV. Judicial Administration
A. The Constitutional Court
B. The Supreme Court of Appeal
C. The High Courts
D. Magistrate Courts
E. Small Claims Court
F. Specialised Courts
V. The Practice of Law in South Africa
VI. Conclusion
§2. SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT RELIGION IN SOUTH AFRICA
I. Introduction
II. The Socio-Economic Aspect of Religion in South Africa
A. During Apartheid and Colonial Period
B. Post-Apartheid Period
III. Conclusion
Part I. Legal Framework and Sources
Chapter 1. Constitutional Position of Religion
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. THE RIGHT TO RELIGION AND CULTURE
§3. THE RIGHT TO DIGNITY AND EQUALITY IN REALISATION OF THE RIGHT TO RELIGION AND CULTURE
§4. THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND RIGHT TO RELIGION AND CULTURAL PRACTICES
I. Common Law Definition of Privacy
II. Legality of the Common Law Right to Privacy in the Constitutional Era
III. The Right to Privacy in Section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
IV. The Limitation of Constitutional Rights
A. Rationale for the Limitation of Rights
B. The General Limitation Clause in Section 36(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
§5. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Legislation Aimed at the Promotion of Religion and Cultural Practices
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. THE FORMATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHARTER OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
§3. PURPOSE, AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHARTER OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
§4. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3. Typology of the South African System
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DOMINATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
I. Christianity
II. Muslim
III. Hindu Religion
IV. Jewish Religion
V. African Traditional Religion
§3. CONCLUSION
Part II. Religious Freedom in General
Chapter 1. Individual and Collective Religious Freedom
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE BASIS
§3. THE EXTENT OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE BASIS
§4. THE ATTITUDES AND CONDUCT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COURTS WHILE INTERPRETING FREEDOM OF RELIGION ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE BASIS
§5. THE POSITION OF THE CHARTER OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE FREEDOM TO RELIGION
§6. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Organisational Religious Freedom
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHARTER OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
§3. INDEPENDENCE OF RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
§4. ASSESSMENT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION'S FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
I. Christian Faith
II. Muslim Faith
III. Hindu Faith
IV. Jewish Faith
V. African Customary Faith
§5. CONCLUSION
Part III. Legal Status of Religious Communities
Chapter 1. Formal Status and Autonomy of Religious Communities
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION ON RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
§3. RECOGNISED RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
I. The Christian Community
II. Cultural Community under African Customary Law in New Democratic South Africa
§4. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Fundamental Rights and Religious Communities
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. CHAPTER TWO OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, 1996
§3. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH AFRICA
I. Private Healthcare Services
II. Public Healthcare Services
§4. SOOBRAMONEY V. MINISTER OF HEALTH (KWAZULU-NATAL) 1998 (1) SA 765 (CC)
§5. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3. Contractual Religious Freedom
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE CONTRACTUAL RELIGIOUS OR CULTURAL FREEDOM
§3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND RELIGIOUS OR CULTURAL AFFILIATIONS IN REALISING CONTRACTUAL FREEDOM TO RELIGION
§4. CONCLUSION
Part IV. International, Transnational, Regional Effects on Religious Communities
Chapter 1. International Law Effects on Religious Communities
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
§3. THE POSITION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
§4. RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND COMMUNAL PROTECTION BY INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
§5. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Transnational Law Effects on Religious Communities
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. DOES TRANSNATIONAL LAW REPRESENT A NEW AND INDEPENDENT LEGAL ORDER
§3. WHAT PERSONS OR ENTITIES CONTROL THE CREATION AND REGULATION OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW
§4. IS TRANSNATIONAL LAW A SINGLE OR UNITARY SYSTEM OF LAWS, RULES AND PRINCIPLES
§5. WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE STUDY OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW
§6. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3. Regional Law Effects on Religious Communities
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS
§3. REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
I. The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Charter)
II. African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
III. New Partnership for Africa's Development
IV. African Peer Review Mechanism
V. Southern African Development Community
§4. CONCLUSION
Part V. Religion and Politics
Chapter 1. Influence of Religion in Politics
§1. INTRODUCTIONS
§2. THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN POLITICS
§3. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Political Influence in Religion
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLITICS
§3. THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION AND POLITICS FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF POLITICIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA
§4. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3. Interaction Between Religion and State on a Political and Legal Level
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. RELIGION AND LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
§3. POLITICS AND LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
§4. CONCLUSION
Part VI. Labour Law Within Religious Communities
Chapter 1. Scope of Application of Labour Law
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. LABOUR RIGHTS IN THE CONSTITUTION
§3. LABOUR REGULATION
I. The History of Labour Law
II. The Sources of Labour Law
III. Contract of Employment
IV. Prescribed Written Particulars
V. Employment Contracts
VI. Probation
VII. Termination of the Contract of Employment
§4. REMEDIES AVAILABLE
§5. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Religious Ministers and Labour Law
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. THE POSITION OF RELIGIOUS MINISTERS WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
§3. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3. Other Church Employees and Labour Law
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. CHURCH EMPLOYEES IN SOUTH AFRICA
§3. CONCLUSION
Part VII. Religious Communities and Protection of the Individual
Chapter 1. Freedom to Marry
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. FAILURE TO RECOGNISE RELIGIOUS MARRIAGES
§3. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Professional Secrecy and Medical Deontology
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. PROFESSIONAL SECRECY
§3. MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY
§4. CONCLUSION
Chapter 3. Penal Law and Religion
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. PENAL LAW AND RELIGION
§3. CONCLUSION
Part VIII. Church Financing
Chapter 1. Direct and Indirect Financing of Religious Communities
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. DIRECT FINANCING OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
§3. INDIRECT FINANCING OF A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY
§4. CONCLUSION
Part IX. Education
Chapter 1. Religious Education in Public and Private Schools
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
§3. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
§4. CONCLUSION
Chapter 2. Religious Schools
§1. INTRODUCTION
§2. RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA
§3. CONCLUSION
Selected Bibliography
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
Index

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