The Constitutional Court of Ukraine announced a decision by which it recognized the amendments to Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine "

The decision was made on Tuesday, December 27, at a plenary session of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, which considered the submission of 49 people's deputies on the conformity of the Constitution of Ukraine with amendments to the legislation, according to which the names of religious organizations (associations) included in the structure (associations) of a religious organization (association).

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The CCU noted that when making a decision, they took into account the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ilyin and Others v. Ukraine, where it was noted in particular: that “the very fact that the state requires a religious organization that wants to be registered to take a name that makes.

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Recall that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted bill No. 5309 four years ago - in December 2018, but it never entered into force, because deputies from the then Opposition Bloc filed an application with the Constitutional Court. In turn, the CCU did not consider this case for four years.. In addition to the obligation to rename, the law established restrictions in the conditions of war on the access of clergy, religious preachers, mentors of religious organizations whose leadership is located in a state that commits acts of aggression against Ukraine, in part, the formation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations of Ukraine in their places of deployment.