Freedom of Religion from the Perspective of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

In the study hereby, the author approaches the fundamental human right to freedom of religion from the perspective of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights, stressing from the outset that the divine-human relationship stands for the foundation of the entire social and historical evolution of humanity and knowledge. There are also set forth substantive and procedural obligations incumbent upon Member States of the Council of Europe with the view to ensure compliance with the right covered hereby.

Keywords: freedom of religion, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Court of Human Rights