The “added value” of the European Convention on Human Rights in the ambit of religious freedom and religious autonomy in Belgian constitutional case-law

Abstract

After a (very) general overview of the principles of religious freedom and religious autonomy (I), this presentation focuses upon the status of the European Convention on Human Rights in Belgian Constitutional Law (II) and, with the help of concrete examples, analyses the influence of Strasbourg case law on Belgian Constitutional jurisprudence in the ambit of religious freedom and religious autonomy (III) compared to the jurisprudence of the Belgian Court of Cassation and Council of State (IV)