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La liberté religieuse et ses limites dans la jurisprudence de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme. La pensée juridique dans une société démocratique
Religious freedom and its limits in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Legal thought in a democratic society

Author(s): Iulian Mihai Constantinescu
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Theology and Religion, Government/Political systems
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: Religious freedom; Fundamental rights; Limitations; Neutrality; Jurisprudence;

Summary/Abstract: In this study we highlighted the importance of respecting religious freedom in the current context, as it implies the right of a person to adhere or not to a religion, to practice or not this religion, and the possibility to change it. The special importance of this freedom can be deduced even from the vision of the European Court, which ruled that the right to religious freedom is a precious asset even for atheists, agnostics, skeptics or indifferent. We consider that the decisions of the European Court and the entire jurisprudence are important for a general theory of fundamental rights and freedoms, and the limitation of the manifestation of religious freedom is topical and important to address today.

  • Issue Year: 88/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 31-44
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: French