Law, state and religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Nedim Begović, Emir Kovačević.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Begović, Nedim, author.

Kovačević, Emir, 1961- author.

Series:

ICLARS Series on Law and Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Freedom of religion.

Religion and state--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Religion and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

"This book explores relations between state, religion and law in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Historically, multi-religiousness has been a constant feature of the Bosnian polity, from its creation in 12th century until modern times. Since the middle of the 19th Century, Catholics have tended to self-identify as Croats, Orthodox Christians as Serbs, and Muslims as Bosniaks. Moreover, in a region that has undergone significant recent transformation, from the communist to the liberal political system, Bosnia and Herzegovina represents a very interesting case for the study of the relationship between state and religion. This book includes a short overview of historical aspects of these relations and a detailed analysis of the existing constitutional and legal framework on freedom of religion and relations between the state and religious communities. It assesses the actual implementation in practice, including the relevant national courts' case-law. The work covers both the developments of new legal standards, while also identifying the main obstacles in their implementation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Detailed contents

List of abbreviations

Table of legislation

Primary legislation

Secondary legislation

Table of cases

Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Institution of Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lower courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina

European Court/Commission of Human Rights (Council of Europe)

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

International Court of Justice

Introduction

I State religion law: general contours

1 Freedom of religion or belief and state-religion relations: a normative framework

1 Introduction

2 Religion and belief in the constitutional law

3 Religion and belief legislation

4 Agreements between the state and religious communities

5 Institutional mechanisms for the protection of freedom of religion or belief

6 Conclusion

2 Freedom of religion or belief and its limitations

2 The right to freedom of religious or other belief

3 The right to manifest religion or belief

4 Limitations of religious manifestations

5 Conclusion

3 Relations between the state and religious communities

2 Separation of state and religion: the doctrine of the Constitutional Court

3 State and religion: separation with cooperation

4 The Draft Basic Agreement of BiH and the Islamic Community in BiH

5 Implementation of the signed basic agreements

II Law, state, and religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina: thematic studies

4 Religious rights in specialized regulatory contexts

2 Armed forces

3 Police service

4 Prisons

5 Hospitals

6 Employment

7 Judiciary.

8 Conclusion

5 Legal status of religious communities

2 The right of religious communities to legal personality in international law

3 Recognition of legal personality of religious communities

4 Registration of religious communities

5 Non-recognized religious groups and their freedom of religious manifestation

6 Autonomy of religious communities

2 The right to religious autonomy in international law

3 Freedom to teach religious doctrine

4 The right to self-governance in accordance with religious norms

5 Administrative autonomy

6 Educational, health, and charitable institutions established by religious communities

7 Conclusion

7 Property and finances of religious communities

2 State-religion financial relations in international law

3 Property and finances of religious communities

4 Direct state aid to religious communities

5 Indirect state aid to religious communities

8 Religious symbols and festivals in the public space

2 Religious symbols and festivals in international law

3 Religious symbols in the public domain in BiH

4 Religious festivals in the public domain in BiH

5 Public recognition of religious festivals and discrimination against minorities

9 Marriage and divorce: the interaction of state law and religious norms

2 Religion and the formation of marriage: a state law perspective

3 State and the formation of marriage: a religious law perspective

4 Informal religious-only marriages

5 Religion and the termination of marriage

Conclusion

Bibliography

Letters and interviews

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-51634-2

0-429-26668-5

9780429266683

OCLC:

1263250618