Legislation on religion in the Republic of Cyprus: the principle of «homotaxy»
https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2024-1-2-63-72
EDN: YVWUAT
Abstract
The article examines the Constitution and legislation on religion in the Republic of Cyprus, analyzes the origins and current state of the legal system for regulating state-confessional relations, the distinctive feature of which is the principle of omotaxy, which determines the mutual autonomy of the church and the state, as well as establishing the legal equality of religions traditional for a given state in Cypriot society, the vast majority of whose citizens profess Orthodoxy.
About the Author
D. T. Fetisov
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daniil T. Fetisov - 1st year master's student of the program “State-confessional relations. Legal regulation of the activities of religious associations”
Moscow
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For citations:
Fetisov D.T. Legislation on religion in the Republic of Cyprus: the principle of «homotaxy». North Caucasus Legal Vestnik. 2024;(2):63-72. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2024-1-2-63-72. EDN: YVWUAT
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