Publication details
Quae sunt Caesaris, Caesari : Náboženské odkazy v judikatuře
| Title in English | Quae sunt Caesaris, Caesari : Religious References in Judicial Opinions |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Dny práva – 2010 – Days of Law |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Law sciences |
| Keywords | religious neutrality of law; religious values in law; legal reasoning; judicial opinions; case-law; secular state; law and religion |
| Description | Article deals with problem of (actual or alleged) religious arguments in judicial opinions, especially in relation to Czech case-law. Initially, the general principles of religious neutrality are mentioned together with examples of normative references to religious norms in Czech law. Main part of the article focuses on relevance and permisibillity of extra-legal arguments in judicial reasoning, especially religious references (biblical quotations). Theoretical conclusions are confronted with selected decisions of Czech courts. |