Sharia Tribunals, Rabbinical Courts, and Christian Panels

This book explores the rise of private arbitration in American religious communities. It examines why religious communities are turning to private arbitration, why American law is agreeable to such arbitration, and further focuses on the proper procedural, jurisdictional, and contractual limits of private arbitration. The book argues that such arbitration not only benefits the religious community itself, but also having various different faith-based arbitrations is beneficial for any vibrant pluralistic democracy inhabited by diverse faith groups.