The right to refuse the fulfillment of a legal obligation for reasons of conscience and religious convictions
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The monograph analyzes the negative manifestation of freedom of conscience and religion both in the internal sphere (forum internum) and in the external sphere (foram externum), presents the author's concept of describing the structure and content of the negative freedom of conscience and religion, clarifies the permissible limits and restrictions on freedom of religion in the negative dimension . The paper introduces into scientific circulation the concept of "the right to waive legal obligations for reasons of conscience and religious beliefs" as one of the elements of the negative freedom of religion, identifies and analyzes approaches to the legal definition of the concepts of "religion" and "religious beliefs". After analyzing the extensive judicial practice in cases of religious objections to the execution of regulatory requirements, the author develops criteria for evaluating such objections that fall under the protection of the right to refuse on grounds of conscience and religious beliefs and formulates scientific and practical proposals for improving legislation and recommendations for using these approaches in judicial argumentation. The book is aimed at researchers and practitioners in the field of law, students, graduate students and teachers of law schools and faculties of religious studies, and may also be of interest to judges, deputies, civil servants and anyone interested in the problems of religion and law.
