Religions in Armenia

Venice Commission. Joint opinion on the draft law on freedoms of conscience and religion etc.

Strasbourg, 17 October 2011

Opinion 643/2011

CDL-AD(2011)028

Or. Eng.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION)

JOINT OPINION ON THE DRAFT LAW ON FREEDOMS OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION AND ON THE LAWS MAKING AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENCES CODE AND THE LAW ON THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE HOLY ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA by THE VENICE COMMISSION and THE OSCE/ODIHR adopted by the Venice Commission at its 88th Plenary Session (Venice, 14-15 October 2011)

On the basis of comments by

Ms Finola FLANAGAN (Member, Ireland)

Ms Herdis THORGEIRSDOTTIR (Member, Iceland)

and the OSCE/ODIHR Advisory Council on Freedom of Religion and Belief