<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>One of the greatest challenges facing the European societies and legal systems arises from the rapid changes that have taken place in recent decades, from a certain level of cultural and religious uniformity towards a landscape of diversity in which Islam has made its presence felt. The viability of coexistence between the Islamic and Western cultures should rest on two foundations: firstly, the acceptance of a common minimum defined by respect for a person´s dignity, that is, an agreement on the question of human rights. Along with this consensus there is also a need for respect and the integration of diversity. This study sets out to analyse the challenges that both issues raise..</p></abstract>

One of the greatest challenges facing the European societies and legal systems arises from the rapid changes that have taken place in recent decades, from a certain level of cultural and religious uniformity towards a landscape of diversity in which Islam has made its presence felt. The viability of coexistence between the Islamic and Western cultures should rest on two foundations: firstly, the acceptance of a common minimum defined by respect for a person´s dignity, that is, an agreement on the question of human rights. Along with this consensus there is also a need for respect and the integration of diversity. This study sets out to analyse the challenges that both issues raise..

New Social and Legal Challenges Resulting from the Presence of Islam in 21st Century European Societies

International and Comparative Law Review

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One of the greatest challenges facing the European societies and legal systems arises from the rapid changes that have taken place in recent decades, from a...

New Social and Legal Challenges Resulting from the Presence of Islam in 21st Century European Societies

Published Online: Feb 21, 2021

Page range: 113 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2020-0020

Keywords
Law and interculturality, Human rights in Islam and in the West, Integration of religious diversity in Europe

© 2020 Zoila Combalía, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New Social and Legal Challenges Resulting from the Presence of Islam in 21st Century European Societies

Published Online: Feb 21, 2021

Page range: 113 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2020-0020

KeywordsLaw and interculturality, Human rights in Islam and in the West, Integration of religious diversity in Europe

© 2020 Zoila Combalía, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Law and interculturality, Human rights in Islam and in the West, Integration of religious diversity in Europe