Historical – Legal View of the Freedom of Religion in Republic of Albania
Historical – Legal View of the Freedom of Religion in Republic of Albania

Summary/Abstract: The legal mechanism that provided for the protection of freedom of conscience and religion were envisaged by the first contemporary Albanian state. The first law for religious statutes of Albanian state was the legal statute of religious communities. According to this law, the freedom of conscience and faith was guaranteed. In order to guarantee the freedom of religion, despite constitutional provisions and Criminal Code, other mechanisms are ratified by law by the Albanian parliament including also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief, and the Convention for the protection of children.This paper aims to give a general overview of all the legal mechanisms in Albania that guaranteed freedom of faith during different periods and all the current mechanisms that still do guarantee it and are in force, including a short description of the punishments provided by criminal law in cases of criminal offenses against the freedom of religion. This general overview is aiming to show the importance of freedom of religion and faith, its development, as it is considered as interdependent and associated with other human rights.

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