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|contents=Benin’s 1990 Constitution protects group as well as individual freedom of expression in article 23. However, these expressions of belief must “take place with respect for the secularity of the state.”(Article 23).
|contents=Article 2 of the 15 February 1959 Constitution of the Republic of Dahomey guaranteed freedom of religion, conditioned by respect for public order.


“Benin 1990 Constitution.” Constitute. Accessed September 14, 2022. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Benin_1990?lang=en.
Under the 1990 Constitution of Benin, Articles 23 and 26 offer freedom of religion and prohibit religious discrimination under the law. Articles 2 and 5 define Benin as a secular state.  
 
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"Of the State and of Sovereignty," Republique du Dahomey, Constitution du 15 fevrier 1959 (1959): 57-57: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/zzbj0032&id=3&collection=cow&index=#
 
1990 Constitution of the Republic of Benin:
 
https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/Benin%20Constitution%20-%20English%20Summary.pdf
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 15 May 2024

Freedom of Religion

What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Benin

Article 2 of the 15 February 1959 Constitution of the Republic of Dahomey guaranteed freedom of religion, conditioned by respect for public order.

Under the 1990 Constitution of Benin, Articles 23 and 26 offer freedom of religion and prohibit religious discrimination under the law. Articles 2 and 5 define Benin as a secular state.

References:

"Of the State and of Sovereignty," Republique du Dahomey, Constitution du 15 fevrier 1959 (1959): 57-57: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/zzbj0032&id=3&collection=cow&index=#

1990 Constitution of the Republic of Benin:

https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/Benin%20Constitution%20-%20English%20Summary.pdf



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