Glosa do decyzji Sądu Konstytucyjnego Republiki Słowenii z 25 kwietnia 2018 r. (sygn. akt U-I-140/14). Wolność wyznania a zakaz uboju rytualnego
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper studies the case law of the Constitutional Court of April 25, 2018 (Case U-I-140/14). The Constitutional Court found that the constitutionally imposed protection of ani mals from cruelty also includes the efforts of the legislature to prevent, ease, or alleviate unpleasant feelings of pain, stress, and fear that people cause animals. From that aspect, the requirement that the well-being of animals be protected stems from morals and is a constitutionally admissible objective of an interference with freedom of religion. The prohibition of the ritual slaughter of unstunned animals prevents the inflicting of pain that can be avoided. In this respect, the legislator did not exceed his freedom in making law. The prohibition protects a key moral obligation in the Slovene cultural environment in the matter of attitudes towards animals. At the same time, does not excessively interfere with the right to freedom of religion, as Muslims have the opportunity to import halal meat from other countries.
Author: Andrzej Pogłódek
Institution: Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Language: Polish
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7117891661