The Author Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Preface General Introduction §1 General Background of the Country §2 Social Facts about Religion §3 Historical Background Selected Bibliography Part I: Legal Framework and Sources Chapter 1: Constitutional Position of Religion Chapter 2: Other legislation with Regard tot Religion Chapter 3: Typology of the System Part II: Religious Freedom in General Chapter 1: Individual Religious Freedom Chapter 2: Collective Religious Freedom Chapter 3: Organisational Religious Freedom Part III: Legal Status of Religious Communities Chapter 1: Formal Status of Religious Communities Chapter 2: Autonomy of Religious Communities Chapter 3: Fundamental Rights and Religious Communities Chapter 4: Contractual Religious Freedom Part IV: International, Transnational, Regional Effects on Religious Communities Chapter 1: International Law Effects on Religious Communities Chapter 2: Transnational Law Effects on Religious Communities Chapter 3: Regional Law Effects on Religious Communities Part V: Religion and Politics Chapter 1: Religion Influence in Politics Chapter 2: Political Influence in Religion Chapter 3: Interaction Between Religion and State on a Political and Legal Level Part VI: Labour Law within Religious Communities Chapter 1: Scope of Application of Labour Law Chapter 2: Religious Ministers and Labour Law Chapter 3: Other Church Employees and Labour Law Part VII: Religious Communities and Protections of the Individual Chapter 1: Protection of Privacy Chapter 2: Freedom to Marry Chapter 3: Freedom of Expression Chapter 4: Due Process Norms and Religious Groups Chapter 5: Professional Secrecy Chapter 6: Medical Deontology Chapter 7: Non-Discrimination Chapter 8: Penal Law and Religion Part VIII: Church Financing Chapter 1: Direct Financing of Religious Communities Chapter 2: Indirect Financing of Religious Communities Part IX: Education Chapter 1: Religious Education in Public and Private Schools Chapter 2: Religious Schools Part X: Matrimonial and Family Law Chapter 1: Legal Position of Religious Marriage Chapter 2: Legal Position of Religious Family Law Part XI: Religion and Culture Chapter 1: Religion and Art Chapter 2: Religion and Media Chapter 3: Religion and Civil Society