Freedom of Religion/History/Country sources/Belgium: Difference between revisions

From
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
Line 6: Line 6:
|breakout=Belgium
|breakout=Belgium
|pageLevel=Breakout
|pageLevel=Breakout
|contents=Articles 19, 20, and 21 of Belgium’s 1831 Constitution contain the first protections of freedom of religion in the country’s history. Article 24 requires compulsory education to not discriminate based on religion. However, Article 19 states that “offenses committed when this freedom is used may be punished.”
|contents=Articles 20 and 21 of the 27 October 1830 Draft Constitution of Belgium described protection of freedom of religion. Article 20 protected freedom of opinion, and Article 21 stated that "The public exercise of a belief [culte] may not be impeded except by virtue of a law, and only in the case in which it troubles the public order and tranquility."


“Belgium’s Constitution of 1831 with Amendments through 2014.” Constitute. Accessed July 20, 2023. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belgium_2014.pdf?lang=en
Articles 14-16 of Belgium’s 1831 Constitution codified protections of freedom of religion. However, Article 14 outlines legal limits to this freedom: “The freedom of religions, their public exercise, as well as the liberty of expressing their opinions on every matter, are guaranteed; reserving the right of repressing crimes committed in the exercise of these liberties.”
 
References:
 
English translation of the French text of the draft of the constitution of 27 October 1830 35 (2009): https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzbe0096&id=5&men_tab=srchresults
 
1831 Constitution of Belgium: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belgium_1831
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 19:29, 14 May 2024

Freedom of Religion

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

Belgium

Articles 20 and 21 of the 27 October 1830 Draft Constitution of Belgium described protection of freedom of religion. Article 20 protected freedom of opinion, and Article 21 stated that "The public exercise of a belief [culte] may not be impeded except by virtue of a law, and only in the case in which it troubles the public order and tranquility."

Articles 14-16 of Belgium’s 1831 Constitution codified protections of freedom of religion. However, Article 14 outlines legal limits to this freedom: “The freedom of religions, their public exercise, as well as the liberty of expressing their opinions on every matter, are guaranteed; reserving the right of repressing crimes committed in the exercise of these liberties.”

References:

English translation of the French text of the draft of the constitution of 27 October 1830 35 (2009): https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?collection=cow&handle=hein.cow/zzbe0096&id=5&men_tab=srchresults

1831 Constitution of Belgium: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belgium_1831



Retrieved from "https://www.rightspedia.org/index.php?title=Freedom_of_Religion/History/Country_sources/Belgium&oldid=22009"