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Religions, public order, and european constitutional identity
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Boosting a Sustainable Religious Pluralism: Public Order and European Constitutional Identity (SURPLEI)
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La religione civile tra autorità e libertà, Tania Pagotto (Giappichelli, 2024)
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Religious Care in Prison: Systemic Issues and Regulatory Asymmetries

The Italian penitentiary system formally guarantees prisoners’ freedom of religion but, in practice, reveals significant asymmetries between the Catholic faith and other religious denominations, particularly with regard to clergy access and the role of state agreements and administrative practices.

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Freedom of assembly. Peaceful counter-demonstrations. Necessity of a concrete and effective evaluation of the proportionality of the measures. 
The Allocation of Administrative Jurisdiction and the Specific Nature of the Exclusion of Extraordinary Appeals to the President of the Republic in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (Article 7(3) of Presidential Decree No. 426/1984): the Protection of Linguistic Minorities under Article 6 of the Constitution and the Guarantee of the Parity-Based Composition of the Local Administrative Court

Veganism, as a non-religious belief based on ethical considerations, falls within the scope of protection afforded by Article 9 ECHR.

Right of residence in the European Union of third-country national family members of EU citizens.

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Constitutional history: a new research between Milan and Belgrade - S. Milosevic, PhD

Constitutional history: a new research between Milan and Belgrade - S. Milosevic, PhD

Understanding Conscientious Objection - Prof. W. Brzozowski

Understanding Conscientious Objection - Prof. W. Brzozowski

Turkey's individual application to the Constitutional Court: suggestions to Italy? - B. Hayrullahoğlu, PhD

Turkey's individual application to the Constitutional Court: suggestions to Italy? - B. Hayrullahoğlu, PhD

Islam and Europe: grounds for peaceful coexistence - Prof. A. Pin

Islam and Europe: grounds for peaceful coexistence - Prof. A. Pin

The constitutional challenges posed by the ratification of the CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) in Irish law - Prof. G. Barrett

The constitutional challenges posed by the ratification of the CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) in Irish law - Prof. G. Barrett