Ritual Slaughter in the Modern Constitutional State: Religious Exceptions to Secular Animal Protection Laws

Ebrahim Afsah

Abstract

In this proposed presentation I intend to give a historical overview of the political and constitutional debates in selected European countries – including Germany, France, Great Britain, Holland and Scandinavia – from the nineteenth century to the present day, paying special attention to the shift in emphasis after mass Muslim immigration began in the 1960s. In this sense, the protection of animal welfare as a legitimate concern of the state can be placed in a wider context of secular concerns for vulnerable groups that violently clashes with pre-modern notions of religious or cultural autonomy. Similar in nature if not necessarily in intensity to questions of forced and/or underage marriage, male circumcision and female genital mutilation, the commitment of the secular state to animal welfare cannot summarily be rejected by demands for religious freedom.

Original language	English
Publication date	18 Feb 2016
Number of pages	2
Publication status	In preparation - 18 Feb 2016
Event	Harvard Workshop on Animals in Comparative Constitutional Law - Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., United States Duration: 18 Feb 2016 → 19 Feb 2016

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Conference	Harvard Workshop on Animals in Comparative Constitutional Law
Location	Harvard Law School
Country/Territory	United States
City	Cambridge, Mass.
Period	18/02/2016 → 19/02/2016

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Ritual Slaughter in the Modern Constitutional State: Religious Exceptions to Secular Animal Protection Laws

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