Constitutional Democracy and Islam Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book outlines the legal status of Muslims in Italy. In particular, it highlights that, when it comes to Islam, the Italian legal system exacerbates the dilemma of contemporary constitutional democracies, increasingly caught between the principle of equality and the right to have rights. Italy’s experience on the legal status of Muslims provides a valuable source of empirical information for a functioning and pluralistic constitutional democracy, especially when dealing with conditions of fe...