Religion and Law in Ethiopia
In: 2 Ser.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- The Author -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- General Introduction -- 1. General Background of the Country -- I. Basic Structures -- II. General Legal System -- 2. Social Facts about Religion -- I. Religious Affiliation -- Part I. Legal Framework and Sources -- Chapter 1. Basic Law -- 1. Overview -- I. The Preamble -- II. Freedom of Religion, Belief and Opinion -- III. Institutional Guarantees -- IV. Religious Instruction in Public Schools -- V. Equal Treatment -- VI. Oath of Office -- 2. Constitutional Provisions of the State -- Chapter 2. Other Legislation Relating to Religion -- 1. Array of Legislation -- 2. Treaty Law -- 3. Basic Structure of Legislation -- Chapter 3. Typology of the System -- 1. Separation and Cooperation -- 2. Neutrality -- 3. Tolerance -- 4. Pluralism -- 5. Equality -- Part II. Religious Freedom in General -- Chapter 1. Individual Religious Freedom -- 1. Normative Structures -- 2. Functions -- 3. Scope of Individual Guarantee -- I. Nationality -- II. Religious Maturity -- A. Role of Parents and Legal Guardians -- B. Federal Act on the Religious Upbringing of Children -- 4. Limitation to and Derogation from Freedom of Religion or Belief -- Chapter 2. Organizational Religious Freedom -- 1. Basic Principles -- I. Corporative Freedom -- II. Freedom to Form Religious Communities -- III. Fundamental Rights of Legal Persons -- A. Scope of Legal Persons -- B. Foreign Legal Persons -- C. Nature of Rights -- D. Notion of Religious Community -- Chapter 3. Religious Freedom and Equality -- 1. Constitutional Guarantees -- 2. General Non-discrimination -- 3. Institutional Equality -- 4. Equal Treatment of Non-religious and Philosophical Communities -- Part III. Legal Status of Religious Communities -- Chapter 1. Formal Status of Religious Communities.