09/07/2025 08:30
- 10:45
HALL: Seminar Room 06
Proponent:
Cupri A.
Chair:
Ferrari A.
Speaker:
Bottoni R.,
Cupri A.,
Durisotto D.,
Fabbri A.
The objective of this panel is to examine the principal trends that are shaping the established paradigms of governance of religion in a range of legal systems, with a particular focus on the management of religious diversity. The initial case study focuses on the governance of religious freedom in Portugal, which serves as a notable example due to its legislation on religious freedom. This has established a regulatory framework that strives to strike a balance between tradition and innovation in the governance of state-religious confessions relations. The second perspective shifts to Belgium and the (controversial) legal recognition of Buddhism. This analysis delves into recent case law in relation to the model of secularism and the legal relationship between the state and religious denominations. The third paper aims to investigate the consequences on religious governance policy brought about by the AKP's change in its conception of the principle of secularism (laiklik). The fourth talk, on the other hand, will focus on a scientific study of the Italian legal system in relation to the 'government of religion' and the practice between the competences of the executive power and the latitude of the legislative power.
The debate is enriched with another perspective: the unicum in Greece with an identification between religious affiliation and 'Greekness' shows signs of instability, and this passage must be read within a European declination characterized by an expansion of fundamental rights. The increasingly secularized context has a clear impact on religious/state identity, creating fear of loss of recognized religious freedom. And finally, the last study analyses the direction followed by the European Court of Human Rights in assessing the internal governance of religious minorities, focusing on the protection of the individual and collective dimensions of religious freedom.