Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case
The present article aims to analyze selected aspects of the conflict between two basic values: freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Based on the co-called Aiisa’s case (see the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of 22 July 2021, Ana Gachechiladze v. Georgia, App. No. 2591/19),...
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The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
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| description | The present article aims to analyze selected aspects of the conflict between two basic values: freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Based on the co-called Aiisa’s case (see the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of 22 July 2021, Ana Gachechiladze v. Georgia, App. No. 2591/19), the paper proposes general criteria for assessing insults to religious feelings. It is argued that national courts must not act as guardians of concrete religious groups or conventional morals, as this leads to negative results and destruction of the national law system. As a rule, it cannot be excluded that sacred images and figures are used in commercials or other ways of expression. When adjudicating on a case, every court should primarily consider the context, content and form, and prohibition of expression should be the last and final resort. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eaaa7ea175aa44ab8e271e53d2c681a12023-01-03T10:35:57ZengThe John Paul II Catholic University of LublinStudia z Prawa Wyznaniowego2081-88822544-30032022-12-01259110510.31743/spw.1412617292Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s caseDimitry Gegenava0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-3924Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani UniversityThe present article aims to analyze selected aspects of the conflict between two basic values: freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Based on the co-called Aiisa’s case (see the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights of 22 July 2021, Ana Gachechiladze v. Georgia, App. No. 2591/19), the paper proposes general criteria for assessing insults to religious feelings. It is argued that national courts must not act as guardians of concrete religious groups or conventional morals, as this leads to negative results and destruction of the national law system. As a rule, it cannot be excluded that sacred images and figures are used in commercials or other ways of expression. When adjudicating on a case, every court should primarily consider the context, content and form, and prohibition of expression should be the last and final resort.https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/spw/article/view/14126ana gachechiladze v. georgiafreedom of expressionfreedom of religionreligious feelingsfreedom of opinion and expression |
| spellingShingle | Dimitry Gegenava Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego ana gachechiladze v. georgia freedom of expression freedom of religion religious feelings freedom of opinion and expression |
| title | Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case |
| title_full | Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case |
| title_fullStr | Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case |
| title_short | Insults to religious feelings v. freedom of expression: Lessons from Aiisa’s case |
| title_sort | insults to religious feelings v freedom of expression lessons from aiisa s case |
| topic | ana gachechiladze v. georgia freedom of expression freedom of religion religious feelings freedom of opinion and expression |
| url | https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/spw/article/view/14126 |
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