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Poulter Sebastian

Ethnicity, law and human rights : The English experience - Oxford Oxford University Press 1999 - 418p xxxiii

Contents
Preface. Table of Cases. Table of Statutes;
Part I: General Survey;
1: Introduction;
2: Developments in English Law;
3: Human Rights and Minority Rights. Part II: Case Studies in Relation to Particular Groups;
4: Jews: The Controversy over Religious Methods of Slaughter;
5: Gypsies: The Pursuit of a Nomadic Lifestyle;
6: Muslims: The Claim to a Separate System of Personal Law;
7: Hindus: A Dispute About Worship at a Temple;
8: Sikhs: Tussles over Beards and Turbans;
9: Rastafarians: Confrontations concerning Dreadlocks and Marijuana;
Part III: The Way Ahead;
10: Conclusions;
Bibliography;
Index

ISBN: 9780198298694

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Minorities - Legal Status - laws - U K 2. Muslims - Legal Status - Laws - U K 3. Hindus - Legal Status - Laws - U K4. Sikhs - Legal Status - Laws - U K 5. Rastafari Movement - U K 6. Human Rights - U K

Dewey Class. No.: 342.410000 / POU