Criminal-legal ensuring of freedom of religion in modern conditions: a comparative analysis

  • Sophia Ya. Lykhova Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Process, National Aviation University
  • Borys D. Leonov Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Special Equipment and Forensic Expertise, Security Service of Ukraine
  • Tetiana D. Lysko Department of Criminal Law and Process, National Aviation University
  • Natalya K. Shaptala Department of Constitutional Law and Human Rights, National Academy of Internal Affairs
  • Sergiy I. Maksymov Department of Theory and Philosophy of Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Keywords: religious discrimination, criminal liability, legal phenomenon, human rights, cultural diversity

Abstract

The article conducts a comparative criminal law investigation to ensure freedom of religion in Ukraine and some countries. The subject of the study is a person's right to freedom of religion guaranteed by the Ukrainian Constitution. In conducting this research, a comparative legal method was widely used, which allowed a two-tier analysis (empirical and theoretical) of the legal systems of Ukraine and some foreign countries in terms of ensuring freedom of religion under criminal law, to identify the originals and specific manifestations of such support, to determine the patterns of development of each country's criminal law. As a result of the investigation, some gaps and advantages of Ukrainian law were identified in terms   of criminal law guaranteeing the right to freedom of religion. Itstates that Ukraine's modern criminal law generally complies with international standards for the protection of citizens' constitutional right to freedom of religion, but there are some shortcomings in terms of unequivocal understanding of the elements of crimes that violate freedom of religion, which are worth discussing.

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Published
2021-03-08
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Lykhova, S. Y., Leonov, B. D., Lysko, T. D., Shaptala, N. K., & Maksymov, S. I. (2021). Criminal-legal ensuring of freedom of religion in modern conditions: a comparative analysis. Political Questions, 39(68), 620-649. Retrieved from https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/cuestiones/article/view/35440
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