Freedom of religion is of classical value. It concerns everyone and therefore has attracted much of research activity worldwide.
The purpose of this paper is to present the freedom of religion as it is included in the Constitutions of two EU Member States with a different cultural and historical background, Greece and the Netherlands. The starting point will be the constitutional history of the countries concerning this specific freedom and its constitutional development up to nowadays. A brief case-law analysis of important ECHR cases is also included. Afterwards, a comparative approach is attempted with reference to the major historical and social facts that influenced changes and policies adopted within the status of freedom of religion in Greece and the Netherlands.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Fundamental rights as a general notion
3. Limits of fundamental rights
4. The importance of religious freedom
5. The freedom of religion in the Netherlands
5.1 The development of religious freedom in the Constitution of the Netherlands
5.2 The structure of freedom of religion in the Constitution of the Netherlands
5.3 Religious freedom in other constitutional provisions
6. The freedom of religion in Greece
6.1 The development of religious freedom in the Constitution of Greece
6.2 The structure of freedom of religion in the Constitution of Greece
6.3 Religious freedom in other constitutional articles
7. The position of ECHR towards religious freedom
7.1 ECHR case-law of the Netherlands
7.2 ECHR case-law of Greece
8. Comparison of the Constitutions
9. Concluding remarks
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