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1. The Fundamental Right to Religious Freedom (Switzerland)
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Art. 15 Sec. 1 of the Constitution guarantees the freedom of religion which, for historical reasons, is called ‘freedom of conscience and belief’. The courts use both terms synonymously…

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Raimund Süess, René Pahud de Mortanges, “1. The Fundamental Right to Religious Freedom (Switzerland)”, in: Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe Online, Edited by: Jørgen S. Nielsen, Silvio Ferrari, Marie-Claire Foblets, Agata S. Nalborczyk, Mathias Rohe, Prakash Shah. Consulted online on 05 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-075X_LDIO_COM_12CHE01>
First published online: 2019



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