European studies

FABIO FRANCESCHI

The Law and Religion course aims to analyze the main issues and questions relating to the relationship between law and religion in Europe. It aims to provide students with the essential knowledge regarding the connections between law and religion and the different models of relationship between states and religious communities in Europe, especially with regard to the issue of religious freedom and related issues. Great attention is paid to the system of protection of the right to religious freedom in national and supranational sources, and, in particular, in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Through the knowledge provided in class by the professor and individual study, the course aims to develop students' knowledge and ability to interpret supranational and national sources on the subject, as well as their judicial applications. The ultimate goal is to enable students to critically address the various topics related to the relationship between law and religion in Europe, in the context of the current multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multireligious evolution of Western societies.