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"Question No 16 by Lennart Sacrédeus ():
One of the Member States, France, has a much criticised law on religion in which the term ‘sect’, as applied to smaller churches and religious groups, plays a key role.
By leaving broad scope for the courts’ free interpretation and discretion, the law has proved to be a blunt instrument and created legal uncertainty. The Catholic and Protestant Churches in France together with the European Commission of Human Rights have criticised the law as restricting very fundamental freedoms and rights such as religious freedom and freedom of association.
In the light of the Nice Charter of Fundamental Rights, what is the Council’s view of the French legislation, particularly in a situation where several applicant countries, the Czech Republic for example, are using this law as a model for drafting their own laws on religion? Are we not at risk of diminishing respect for the public’s choice of life philosophy and religious faith, with greater intolerance as a result, if an increasing number of Member States adopt legislation which outlaws or actively oversees some forms of church and religious groups, and should not the good work and idealism which are characteristic of those organisations be held up as examples rather than banned?"@en1
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"Subject: Legislation on ‘sects’ and its impact on respect for religious freedom in Europe"1
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