Law and Politics of Religious Fraud Regulation: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong - Couverture rigide

Chen, Jianlin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1802200231 ISBN 13 : 9781802200232

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

In comparing the ways in which China, Taiwan and Hong Kong punish religious claims and practices considered by the state to be false or fraudulent, Jianlin Chen presents a seminal contribution to the interdisciplinary study of religious freedom. The book not only reveals how these legal tools sustain a hierarchy of religion, but also the political dynamic behind the design and utilization of these legal tools.

Adopting a novel, comparative approach, Chen adeptly investigates various legal tools employed to regulate religious fraud in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Through a systematic survey of court judgments, he identifies the surprising convergences among the religious fraud regulations across the three jurisdictions. He further employs public choice analysis to tease out the reasons behind these often unconstitutional religious fraud regulations, and highlights the complicity of individuals who otherwise advocate for liberal democratic values. With its wealth of legal and political analysis, the book critically interjects in the global inquiry of religious freedom and democratic backsliding.

This progressive book is an important touchstone for scholars and students in Asian studies, law and religion, criminal law and justice, and law and society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jianlin Chen, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne, Australia

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1802200231
• ISBN 13: 9781802200232
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible