2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The practices of laicism in France and Italy and the notion of cultural diversity
| Project/Area Number |
20730011
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Public law
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| Research Institution | Iwate University |
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Principal Investigator |
EHARA Katsuyuki Iwate University, 人文社会科学部, 准教授 (60318714)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 比較憲法 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, I have carried out a study of what the characteristics of laicism in France and Italy are. As a result, I have drawn the following conclusion. In France, although laicism has the function of preventing demands of the minorities for the guarantee of their fundamental rights under the pretext of State neutrality, nevertheless, it could have the function of protecting the cultural diversity in the society as a 'flexible' principle. And in Italy, laicism tends to be regarded, especially by the Constitutional Court, as a 'positive' principle which makes possible the exercises of the freedom of religion in the public space.
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