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Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides a right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This includes the freedom to change a religion or belief, and to manifest a religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance, subject to certain restrictions that are "in accordance with law" and "necessary in a democratic society"

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History

  • Protestant Reformation
  • First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    • Case law

  • European Court of Human Rights:
  • Buscarini and Others v. San Marino
  • Kokkinakis v. Greece
  • Leyla Şahin v. Turkey
  • Pichon and Sajous v. France
  • Leela Förderkreis E.V. and Others v. Germany
  • Universelles Leben e.V. v. Germany
  • Lautsi v. Italy
  • S.A.S. v. France
  • Osmanoğlu and Kocabaş v. Switzerland
  • English national court:
  • Connolly v DPP

    • Literature

  • Murdoch J. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion. A guide to the implementation of Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 2007
  • Freedom of religion, a factsheet of ECtHR case law
  • The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice, a textbook on Article 9 and international law on the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion

    • References

    Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights Wikipedia
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