Enforceability of Religious Law in Secular Courts--It's Kosher, But Is It Constitutional?

Authors

Michigan Law Review, University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

In several different contexts-for example, in enforcing contracts that refer to religious law or in enforcing secular laws that use religious terminology-secular courts may be called upon to apply and even to interpret laws established by religious bodies. The limitations imposed by the first amendment on the courts in these areas will be discussed here in the specific context of Judaism. It is the thesis of this Note that the courts may not be as constrained in enforcing laws of religious bodies and in resolving disputes about those laws as would appear at first glance.

Recommended Citation

Michigan Law Review, Enforceability of Religious Law in Secular Courts--It's Kosher, But Is It Constitutional?, 71 Mich. L. Rev. 1641 (1973).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol71/iss8/4