Nr. 1/2017FRANCESCO PAOLO CASAVOLA History as a form of intellectual education
Nr. 1/2017ORAZIO CONDORELLI Memory of Luciano Musselli
Table of contents
1. Constitutional norms regarding religion - 2. TFUE and ECHR norms regarding religion - 3. Constitutional jurisprudence: from "Catholic" elements to conscience - 4. (Continued:) From derogation to balancing - 5. Conscience as an essential element of religions (and atheisms)? - The debate on "atheistic religions" or "religious atheisms": a) Kelsen - 6.1 (Continued:) b) Dworkin - 6.2 (Continued:) c) Beck - 6.3 Concluding remark
Abstract
The contribution illustrates the essential elements of religions considering the pronouncements of the Constitutional Court, having particular regard to the main issues of protection of specific identities as an essential element of pluralist laicity.
Keywords
Religions; right to religious freedom; freedom of conscience; atheism