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Switzerland - Constitution
Adopted on: 29 May 1874 (Document Status: 1991)
Article 27 [Educational System]
(3) It shall be possible for the adherents of all religious
beliefs to attend public schools without being affected in any way in their
freedom of belief or conscience.
Article 49 [Freedom of Religion and Belief]
(1) Freedom of creed and conscience is inviolable.
(2) No one may be forced to participate in a religious association,
to attend religious teaching or to perform a religious act, nor be subjected
to penalties of any sort because of his religious beliefs.
(3) The holder of the paternal or tutelary authority shall determine
the religious education of children in conformity with the foregoing principles
until they have completed their 16th year.
(4) The exercise of civil or political rights may not be restricted
by any prescription or condition of an ecclesiastical or religious nature.
(5) Religious beliefs do not exempt anyone from carrying out civic
duties.
(6) No one shall be bound to pay taxes the proceeds of which are specifically
appropriated to cover the cost of worship within a religious community
to which he does not belong. The detailed implementation of this principle
shall be a matter for federal legislation.
Article 50 [Right to Worship]
(1) The free exercise of acts of worship is guaranteed within
the limits set by public order and morality.
(2) The Cantons and the Confederation may take appropriate measures
for the preservation of public order and of peace among the members of
the different religious communities, as well as against encroachment by
religious authorities on the rights of citizens and the state.
(3) Disputes of public or private law which may arise out of the creation
of new religious communities or out of the splitting up of existing communities
may be brought before the competent federal authorities by lodging a complaint.
(4) The establishment of bishoprics on Swiss territoy is subject to
the authorization of the Confederation.
Article 54 [Right to Marry]
(1) The right to marry is placed under the protection of the
Confederation.
(2) This right may not be limited for religious or economic reasons
nor on account of previous conduct or of other police considerations.
Note: Further information on the constitutional
background of Switzerland is provided by the International Constitutional
Law Project at the University of Wuerzburg. |
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