Local Laws Restricting Religion in Russia: Precursors of Russia's New National Law

Shterin, Marat; Richardson, James T.

doi:10.1093/jcs/40.2.319

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“…We were not convinced that all FCC could be so easily assumed to deal with religion in such a highsounding manner. This conviction on our part derived from our studies of how minority faiths have been treated in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union (Shterin and Richardson 1998, 2000, 2002Richardson, Krylova, and Shterin 2004) and from my own work dealing with religion in postcommunist Hungary (Richardson 1995b).…”

Section: Constitutional Courts and Religionmentioning

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Religion, Constitutional Courts, and Democracy in Former Communist Countries

Richardson

2006

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Scie

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This article offers two main arguments, both of which have important corollaries. First, the author argues that religion, and a specific form of religion, played a major role in the downfall of communism and the Soviet Union. A corollary is that religious motivations furnished important impetus to the development of democracy in former communist countries (FCC). Second, the author argues that courts, and more specifically constitutional courts in FCC, played a major role in promoting democracy in those nations. A corollary to that assertion is that constitution courts in most FCC have demonstrated considerable respect for and promotion of the role of religion in FCC. These assertions and their corollaries are discussed in light of scholarly studies on the place of religion in the modern constitutionalism movement in former colonial and communist countries.

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Section: Constitutional Courts and Religionmentioning

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Religion, Constitutional Courts, and Democracy in Former Communist Countries

Richardson

2006

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“…For example, Russia, while initially quite open to different religions post‐1990, quickly reverted to a society where the Russian Orthodox Church demanded its traditional dominant position, and Russian politicians were quick to assist (Durham and Homer ; Shterin and Richardson , ). Poland's loyal Catholic opposition to Soviet domination quickly evolved after the Soviet Union dissolved into a situation where the Church seeks enforcement of Catholic values in many spheres of Polish life (Daniel ; Kosciariska 2004; Richardson ).…”

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Managing Religion and the Judicialization of Religious Freedom

Richardson

2015

Scientific Study of Religion

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Religious freedom is a highly valued goal for many citizens and political leaders around the world, especially in Western‐oriented nations. Much ink has been spilled in defense of religious freedom and many have waxed eloquent about the virtues of promoting religious freedom. Most constitutions and other international documents around the world guarantee religious freedom even if those guarantees are sometimes honored in the breach. Why this focus on religious freedom is occurring and how it is being addressed are the focus of this article.

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“…This occurs even though there is some decentralization of the legal system in Russia. However, in Russian hinterlands the westernized notions of individual religious freedom never took root after the fall of communism, lending support to the dramatic change of law in 1997 that allowed much more control of minority religions (Shterin and Richardson 1998).…”

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Religious Pluralism

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Local Laws Restricting Religion in Russia: Precursors of Russia's New National Law

Cited by 41 publications

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Religion, Constitutional Courts, and Democracy in Former Communist Countries

Religion, Constitutional Courts, and Democracy in Former Communist Countries

Managing Religion and the Judicialization of Religious Freedom

Religious Pluralism

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