COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives
The government’s measures against COVID-19 have raised, in virtually all contemporary democracies, important issues regarding the proportionality of limitations on fundamental rights, including freedom of religion or belief. This paper analyses some of those issues with particular reference to relig...
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| description | The government’s measures against COVID-19 have raised, in virtually all contemporary democracies, important issues regarding the proportionality of limitations on fundamental rights, including freedom of religion or belief. This paper analyses some of those issues with particular reference to religious freedom, in the light of the experiences of various European and American countries. It also examines the cooperation (or lack of) between governments and religious communities in the fight against the pandemic, as well the response of religious communities to anti-COVID-19 rules, which has included recently some litigation alleging the unequal treatment of religion in comparison with other activities or institutions. The author argues that more dialogue and reciprocal cooperation between governments and religious communities (and civil society in general) is needed in this type of crisis, as well a strict scrutiny of restrictions imposed on freedom of religion from the perspective of proportionality and equality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bb9f66d6b094262bb4a7314cdf168ca2023-11-21T20:18:28ZengMDPI AGLaws2075-471X2021-05-011023910.3390/laws10020039COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative PerspectivesJavier Martínez-Torrón0Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainThe government’s measures against COVID-19 have raised, in virtually all contemporary democracies, important issues regarding the proportionality of limitations on fundamental rights, including freedom of religion or belief. This paper analyses some of those issues with particular reference to religious freedom, in the light of the experiences of various European and American countries. It also examines the cooperation (or lack of) between governments and religious communities in the fight against the pandemic, as well the response of religious communities to anti-COVID-19 rules, which has included recently some litigation alleging the unequal treatment of religion in comparison with other activities or institutions. The author argues that more dialogue and reciprocal cooperation between governments and religious communities (and civil society in general) is needed in this type of crisis, as well a strict scrutiny of restrictions imposed on freedom of religion from the perspective of proportionality and equality.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/10/2/39COVID-19religious freedomfundamental rightsdiscriminationproportionalitycooperation between government and religious communities |
| spellingShingle | Javier Martínez-Torrón COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives Laws COVID-19 religious freedom fundamental rights discrimination proportionality cooperation between government and religious communities |
| title | COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives |
| title_full | COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives |
| title_short | COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Some Comparative Perspectives |
| title_sort | covid 19 and religious freedom some comparative perspectives |
| topic | COVID-19 religious freedom fundamental rights discrimination proportionality cooperation between government and religious communities |
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