FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL SECURITY. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL SECURITY. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

Summary/Abstract: In this article I explore the European law associated to the concepts of freedom of religion and social security. I start by presenting the utilization of the two terms from the most broadly international documents in the field of human rights, until the EU primary law; then I describe the content of the EU secondary law in this field – the Equality Directives; in the final part of the paper I focus on the implementation of the Equal Employment Directive by EU Member States. I offer an overview of the current legislative framework of EU countries, in areas related to freedom of religion and employment. My focus is on the challenges to the non- discrimination principle caused by three of its exceptions: occupational requirements, liberties of ethos based organizations and positive measures. This paper underscores the existence of different forms of transposition of the EU Directives, due to their minimalistic character, with interesting case laws emerging from here.

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