Religion and Law in South Africa

The Author

List of Abbreviations

General Introduction

Part I. Legal Framework and Sources

Chapter 1. Constitutional Position of Religion

Chapter 2. Legislation Aimed at the Promotion of Religion and Cultural Practices

Chapter 3. Typology of the South African System

Part II. Religious Freedom in General

Chapter 1. Individual and Collective Religious Freedom

Chapter 2. Organisational Religious Freedom

Part III. Legal Status of Religious Communities

Chapter 1. Formal Status and Autonomy of Religious Communities

Chapter 2. Fundamental Rights and Religious Communities

Chapter 3. Contractual Religious Freedom

Part IV. International, Transnational, Regional Effects on Religious Communities

Chapter 1. International Law Effects on Religious Communities

Chapter 2. Transnational Law Effects on Religious Communities

Chapter 3. Regional Law Effects on Religious Communities

Part V. Religion and Politics

Chapter 1. Influence of Religion in Politics

Chapter 2. Political Influence in Religion

Chapter 3. Interaction Between Religion and State on a Political and Legal Level

Part VI. Labour Law Within Religious Communities

Chapter 1. Scope of Application of Labour Law

Chapter 2. Religious Ministers and Labour Law

Chapter 3. Other Church Employees and Labour Law

Part VII. Religious Communities and Protection of the Individual

Chapter 1. Freedom to Marry

Chapter 2. Professional Secrecy and Medical Deontology

Chapter 3. Penal Law and Religion

Part VIII. Church Financing

Chapter 1. Direct and Indirect Financing of Religious Communities

Part IX. Education

Chapter 1. Religious Education in Public and Private Schools

Chapter 2. Religious Schools

Selected Bibliography

Table of Cases

Table of Legislation

Index