British Islam and English Law presents a novel argument about the nature and place of groups in society. The encounter with Islam has led English law to tread a line between two theoretical models, liberal individualism and multiculturalism, competing for dominance over the law of organised religion. This philosophical rivalry has generated a set of seemingly intractable conflicts between individual and community, religion and state, nation and culture. This book resurrects the long-buried theory of classical pluralism to address and resolve these tensions. Applying this to five understudied institutions that give structure and form to British Islam - banks, charities, schools, elections, clans - it outlines and justifies the reforms that would optimise the relationship between law and religion. Unflinching and unorthodox, this book places law and theory in context, employs innovative methods such as nudge theory and applied history, and provides detailed answers to hard questions about British Islam.

Asks and answers the hardest questions about the relationship between British Islam and English law using classical pluralist theory.

About the Author
Patrick Nash is a research fellow at the Woolf Institute and a postdoctoral research associate at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge. He taught jurisprudence, public law, criminal law, tort law and family law at the Universities of Bristol and Newcastle before moving to Cambridge. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2019 (Lincoln's Inn).


Book Information
ISBN 9781108713603
Author Patrick S. Nash
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 566g
Dimensions(mm) 245mm * 169mm * 17mm