Centre of Law and Religion

The Interfaith Legal Advisers Network

Papers from First Meeting

At the first meeting, Network Members shared experiences of their own religious legal systems and how they are administered at the interface with the civil law of the State.

• Roman Catholic Church
• Quakers
• Methodist Church

Papers from Second Meeting

At the second meeting, Network Members shared their experiences on how their own religious traditions interact with the law on marriage, including divorce, re-marriage, interfaith marriages and civil partnerships.

• Civil Partners and Religious Organisations - Paper by Mark Hill
• Roman Catholic Church
• Quakers

Papers from Third Meeting

At the second meeting, Network Members focused on religious courts and tribunals, examining their organization and structure and the enforcement of their decisions, including their recognition, review and examination by secular courts.

• Buddhism
• Catholicism
• Church in Wales
• Church of England
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Church of Scotland
• Methodism
• Muslim Arbitration Tribunal
• Religious Society of Friends

Further Information:

• First Meeting (December 2007)
• Second Meeting (June 2008)
• Third Meeting (January 2009)
• Laws and Regulations