Freedom of Religion, Belief, and Opinion (Art.15)
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief and opinion.
(2) Religious observances may be conducted at state or state-aided institutions, provided that -
a. those observances follow rules made by the appropriate public authorities;
b. they are conducted on an equitable basis; and
c. attendance at them is free and voluntary
(3)
a. This section does not prevent legislation recognizing -
i. marriages concluded under any tradition, or a system of religious, personal or family law; or
ii. systems of personal and family law under any tradition, or adhered to by persons professing a particular religion.
b. Recognition in terms of paragraph (a) must be consistent with this section and the other provisions of the Constitution.
European Court of Human Rights
- Ahmad v. United Kingdom
- Arrowsmith v. United Kingdom, 1978
- Church of Scientology v. Sweden
- Hoffman v. Austria
- Kalac v. Turkey, 1997
- Wingrove v. UK, November 25, 1996
- Buscarini & Others v. San Marino, February 18, 1999
- Kokkinakis v. Greece, May 25, 1993
- Otto-Preminger-Institut v. Austria, September 20, 1994
- Manoussakis and Others v. Greece, September 26, 1996
- CFTC v. State, Conseil d'Etat, May 3, 2005
- Association Croyances et Libertés v. Air-Paris, JCDecaux Publicité Lumineuse and GIP, Cour d'appel de Paris, April 8, 2005
- M.Y v. M.X, Cour de cassation, March 6, 2001
- Cour administrative d'appel de Paris, Appel du March 22, 2001
- Mlle Marteaux v. Recteur académie de Reims, Conseil d'Etat, May 3, 2000
- Arrêt rendu par Cour de cassation, criminelle, June 30, 1999
- Ligue Islamique du Nord, M. et Mme. Chabou et autres, CE, November 27, 1996
- M. Kherouaa et Mme Kachour, M. Balo et Mme Kizic, Conseil d'État, November 2, 1992