Religious law
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| - | :''[[X rating in France]]'' | + | '''Religious law''' refers to [[ethical code|ethical]] and [[Morality#Moral codes|moral codes]] taught by [[religious tradition]]s. Examples include [[Canon law]] ([[Christian]] law), customary ''[[halakha]]'' ([[Judaism|Jewish]] law), [[Hindu law]], and ''[[sharia]]'' ([[Islam]]ic law). |
| - | France does not recognise [[religious law]], nor does it recognise religious beliefs or morality as a motivation for the enactment of prohibitions. As a consequence, France has long had neither [[blasphemy]] laws nor [[sodomy law]]s (the latter being abolished in 1791). However "offences against [[public decency]]" (''contraires aux bonnes mœurs'') or [[breach of the peace]] (''trouble à l'ordre public'') have been used to repress public expressions of [[homosexuality]] or [[street prostitution]]. | + | The two most prominent systems, canon law and shari'a, differ from other religious laws in that Canon law is the [[codification (law)|codification]] of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] and [[Eastern Christianity|Orthodox]] law as in [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]], while shari'a derives many of its laws from juristic [[precedent]] and reasoning by [[Qiyas|analogy]] (as in a [[common law]] tradition). |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Man-made law]] | ||
| + | * [[Divine law]] | ||
| + | * [[Lawsuits against God]] | ||
| + | * [[Legal systems of the world]] | ||
| + | * [[Rule of law]] | ||
| + | * [[Rule According to Higher Law]] | ||
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Religious law refers to ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions. Examples include Canon law (Christian law), customary halakha (Jewish law), Hindu law, and sharia (Islamic law).
The two most prominent systems, canon law and shari'a, differ from other religious laws in that Canon law is the codification of Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox law as in civil law, while shari'a derives many of its laws from juristic precedent and reasoning by analogy (as in a common law tradition).
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See also
- Man-made law
- Divine law
- Lawsuits against God
- Legal systems of the world
- Rule of law
- Rule According to Higher Law
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