La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo

Despite the many positive aspects of the European Court of Strasbourg’s case law on religious freedom, the Court has not provided an adequate protection of individual religious or moral identity, especially when it is expressed in particular actions in ordinary life, beyond traditional expressions o...

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Autor: Martínez-Torrón, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
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Palabra clave:342.731(4-672UE)
Derecho eclesiástico
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5602.03 Filosofía del Derecho
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spelling La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de EstrasburgoThe (Un)protection of individual religious identity in the Strasbourg Case LawMartínez-Torrón, Javier342.731(4-672UE)Derecho eclesiásticoJurisprudencia5601 Derecho Canónico5602.03 Filosofía del DerechoDespite the many positive aspects of the European Court of Strasbourg’s case law on religious freedom, the Court has not provided an adequate protection of individual religious or moral identity, especially when it is expressed in particular actions in ordinary life, beyond traditional expressions of religiosity such as rites or preaching. Two main factors have contributed to this. One is the old European Commission of Human Rights’s doctrine stating that ‘neutral’ laws of general applicability did not constitute an interference with the rights protected by Article 9 ECHR, even in cases of clear conflict with the individual’s moral obligations; the Court has not explicitly accepted this doctrine but seems to have used it on some occasions. The other factor is a peculiar understanding of the ‘neutrality’ of the public sphere as implying or requiring the exclusion of the visibility of religion, which has served to justify national policies banning the wearing of religious garments or clothing. Significantly, most cases of this nature decided by the European Court involve situations related to the educational environment. However, some recent decisions of the Strasbourg Court (Ahmet Arslan, Lautsi GC, Bayatyan) might be expressive of a change in the Court’s jurisprudence.Oxford University PressUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20122012-01-1220122012-01-12journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42895reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Españolspaopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/428952026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
The (Un)protection of individual religious identity in the Strasbourg Case Law
title La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
spellingShingle La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
Martínez-Torrón, Javier
342.731(4-672UE)
Derecho eclesiástico
Jurisprudencia
5601 Derecho Canónico
5602.03 Filosofía del Derecho
title_short La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
title_full La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
title_fullStr La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
title_full_unstemmed La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
title_sort La (des)protección de la propia identidad religiosa en la jurisprudencia de Estrasburgo
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez-Torrón, Javier
author Martínez-Torrón, Javier
author_facet Martínez-Torrón, Javier
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 342.731(4-672UE)
Derecho eclesiástico
Jurisprudencia
5601 Derecho Canónico
5602.03 Filosofía del Derecho
topic 342.731(4-672UE)
Derecho eclesiástico
Jurisprudencia
5601 Derecho Canónico
5602.03 Filosofía del Derecho
description Despite the many positive aspects of the European Court of Strasbourg’s case law on religious freedom, the Court has not provided an adequate protection of individual religious or moral identity, especially when it is expressed in particular actions in ordinary life, beyond traditional expressions of religiosity such as rites or preaching. Two main factors have contributed to this. One is the old European Commission of Human Rights’s doctrine stating that ‘neutral’ laws of general applicability did not constitute an interference with the rights protected by Article 9 ECHR, even in cases of clear conflict with the individual’s moral obligations; the Court has not explicitly accepted this doctrine but seems to have used it on some occasions. The other factor is a peculiar understanding of the ‘neutrality’ of the public sphere as implying or requiring the exclusion of the visibility of religion, which has served to justify national policies banning the wearing of religious garments or clothing. Significantly, most cases of this nature decided by the European Court involve situations related to the educational environment. However, some recent decisions of the Strasbourg Court (Ahmet Arslan, Lautsi GC, Bayatyan) might be expressive of a change in the Court’s jurisprudence.
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