Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Jurisprudence of the Bulgarian Constitutional Court

This article discusses the evolution of the jurisprudence of the Bulgarian Constitutional Court (BCC) in the area of freedom of religion or belief by reference to its most recent judgment, which among other things considered the legality of a provision of establishment ex lege of the majority religi...

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Main Author: Petkoff, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2008
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2008, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 225-250
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