freedom of religion

This article analyzes the possibilities for exercising the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion in Ukraine during martial law. It emphasizes that although Ukraine is a secular state with constitutionally enshrined separation of church and state, this does not negate its obligations to ensure this right. On the contrary, the secular nature of the state requires a set of legal and organizational measures to guarantee everyone’s right to freedom of belief.

The article covers political, historical, legal, constitutional issues of state-church relations, the importance of spiritual values as an object of constitutional-legal relations, the formation and implementation of legislation on freedom of religion in Lviv. The importance of holding the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Council in Kyiv on December 15, 2018 is underlined. The decision of the Council became the legal basis for the creation of an autocephalous local Orthodox Church.

In the paper is analyzed general theoretical provisions on the right to education and (or) secular education as a component of freedom of religion. Examined the features of the protection of the right to education and freedom of religion by the European Court of Human Rights and its importance to the practice of law in Ukraine.

In the paper is analyzed general theoretical provisions on the freedom of religion as a human (general social) natural law, examined the features of the protection of freedom of religion by the European Court of Human Rights and its importance for legal practice in Ukraine.