Presentation

The seminar will provide for an overview of the definitions and analysis of the agreements between the State and religious and identity groups, comparing some national experiences. It will focus on the special rights, with particular regard to exemption rights. Religiously based rules will be explored, as interpreted by case law, in order to contribute to the understanding of their impact on the legal systems.

Program

9.15 : Introduction
Cinzia Piciocchi

9.30 : The Concordat, the “intese” and beyond: instruments to regulate the relation between religious groups and the State in Italy
Francesco Alicino

10.00 : The State and religious groups. No agreements needed? The case of Belgium and the Netherlands
Adriaan Overbeek

10.30 : Discussion

11.00 : Coffee Break

11.15 : Les accords entre l'Etat et les religions : les “droits spéciaux” religieux en France et en Espagne
Mélanie Lopez

11.45 : The agreements between the States and religious groups : religious “special rights” in Germany
Rossella Bottoni

12.15 : Discussion

13.00 : Conclusion

Segreteria organizzativa : giorgia.sartori@unitn.it