Obstruction of the Exercise of the Right of Liberty of Conscience and Religious Liberty

Student: Karipov Bulat

Educational Programme: Jurisprudence (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 10

Year of Graduation: 2019

In the thesis we tried to give a legal description of the offense under part 1 and 2 of article 148 of the Criminal Code. To do this, we analyzed the historical development of norms related to the regulation of the religious sphere of life, the legal nature and criminal elements of article 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, revealed its shortcomings and ways of improvement of the article. The international principles, legislation of foreign countries are studied, and also judicial practice in the Russian courts is considered and cases of incorrect use of this article are revealed. In conclusion, variants of amendments to the criminal code, which could improve the regulation of protection of the right to freedom of conscience and religion, are given.

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