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Religion, churches and religious communities have growing importance in the Law of the European Union. Since long a distinct law on religion of the European Union is developing.
This collection of those norms of European Union Law directly concerning religion mirrors today's status of this dynamic process.

Trier, August 2001
Gerhard Robbers

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Summary of the collection

• Entire document
• Table of contents
  
  
  • Part one: Basic documents
    • A. European Union
      • 1.Treaty on European Union
      • 2. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
      • 3. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 
      • 4. Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers  
    • B. Council of Europe
      
      • 1. Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 
      • 2.Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      • 3. European Social Charter 
  • Part two: Selected areas of law
    • A. Fundamental rights & human rights
    • B.Non-discrimination
      • 1) Fight against racism and xenophobia
      • 2) Non-discrimination and equal treatment in professional life
      • 3) Non-discrimination in public administration
      • 4) Non-discrimination in development aid
      • 5) Different recommendations and resolutions
    • C.Labour law (period of rest)
    • D.Right of asylum
    • E.Culture
      • 1) Cultural objects
      • 2) Media (resp. television broadcasting activities)
      • 3) Copyright
    • F.Regulation concerning slaughter or killing of animals
    • G.Data protection
    • H.Finances
      • 1) Tax law
      • 2) Credit institutions
      • 3) Miscellaneous
    • I.  Economic law
      • 1) Indices of consumer prices
      • 2) European system of accounts
      • 3) Trade marks
      • 4) Statistics 
    • J.Customs legislation
      • 1) Customs Tariff
      • 2) Relief from Customs duty
      • 3) Importation & permit
    • K.Family law
    • L.EU-extension
    • M.Miscellaneous

The complete texts of the cited provisions can be accessed via the web-site of the European Union EUR-LEX.

Accountability for contents: Christine Schmidt-König
Update: Christine Schmidt-König & Florian Schulz (28.01.2013)

Update 02.04.2012

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