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Case Law on the Freedom of Religion during the Covid-19 Crisis in Belgium

Authors :
Jonathan Bernaerts
A.J. Overbeeke
Constitutional and Administrative Law
CLUE+
Kooijmans Institute
Fundamental Rights, Regulation and Responsible Government
Source :
Bernaerts, J & Overbeeke, A 2022, ' Case Law on the Freedom of Religion during the Covid-19 Crisis in Belgium ', Journal of Church and State, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 663-682 . https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csac073, Journal of Church and State, 64(4), 663-682. Oxford University Press
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, 2022.

Abstract

The combat against the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium led to the adoption of several measures that impacted the freedom of religion or belief. The particular focus of this article is the collective exercise of religion in places of worship and its protection by judicial actors during the first two years of the COVID-19 crisis. This choice was prompted by the fact that the government measures taken in this context had significant consequences for this form of religious manifestation...

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0021969X
Volume :
64
Issue :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Church and State
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....88e84e841e63454edf0d2a37beef9874
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csac073