Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo

This article studies the Kosovo Government decision to restrict freedom of movement vis-á-vis freedom of gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic, a restriction which has directly affected religious freedoms and practices across multiple religions. The article also addresses the decision of the Consti...

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Main Authors: Mucaj Avdylkader, Muqaj Florent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-12-01
Series:Baltic Journal of Law & Politics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2021-0010
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description This article studies the Kosovo Government decision to restrict freedom of movement vis-á-vis freedom of gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic, a restriction which has directly affected religious freedoms and practices across multiple religions. The article also addresses the decision of the Constitutional Court, which ruled that the Government’s decision was unconstitutional. The article reflects on and contextualizes the behaviors of different religious communities in Kosovo, in light of these religious restrictions in the age of Covid-19.
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spelling doaj.art-505017622ff24d90b5aa92397d0e7ff82022-12-21T23:55:59ZengSciendoBaltic Journal of Law & Politics2029-04542021-12-01142497110.2478/bjlp-2021-0010Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in KosovoMucaj Avdylkader0Muqaj Florent1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Slovenia)University of Prishtina, Faculty of Law (Kosovo)This article studies the Kosovo Government decision to restrict freedom of movement vis-á-vis freedom of gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic, a restriction which has directly affected religious freedoms and practices across multiple religions. The article also addresses the decision of the Constitutional Court, which ruled that the Government’s decision was unconstitutional. The article reflects on and contextualizes the behaviors of different religious communities in Kosovo, in light of these religious restrictions in the age of Covid-19.https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2021-0010human rightsreligious freedomssocial distancing and lockdown measurescovid-19constitutional court
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Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo
Baltic Journal of Law & Politics
human rights
religious freedoms
social distancing and lockdown measures
covid-19
constitutional court
title Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo
title_full Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo
title_fullStr Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo
title_full_unstemmed Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo
title_short Human Rights and Religious Freedoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kosovo
title_sort human rights and religious freedoms during the covid 19 pandemic in kosovo
topic human rights
religious freedoms
social distancing and lockdown measures
covid-19
constitutional court
url https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2021-0010
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