Freedom of Religion in United Kingdom
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: In the first part of an article, the author offers an overview of the historical development of freedom of religion in the United Kingdom and in particular the position of the Church of England. The second part discusses the legal framework regulating the right of religion. In particular, it explains the adoption of the The Human Rights Act, which implements the rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. In the third part of the text, there is a theoretical overview of the freedom of religion and what it means. In the fourth section lists the most characteristic case law in the UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights.
Author: Oliver Nikolić
Institution: Institute of Comparative Law
Language: Slovenian
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3129763597