Правни положај вјерске наставе у бившим републикама СФР Југославије

Abstract

The restoration of religious education in elementary and high schools in the former republics of SFR Yugoslavia coincided with the break up of this state and establishing of democratic multiparty system, after half century of the rule of Communist Party of Yugoslavia that excluded religious education from public schools. The fall of communist values and ideals in Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe preceded the return of democratic values, freedom of faith and religious education. However, legal solutions were not identical in all former republics of SFRY: some still do not have religious education in public schools (Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia), while some define religious education as an elective course (with varying instructive representation and authority in educational system). Religious high schools, as well as public elementary and high schools founded by religious communities, do not have same legal status in former Yugoslav republics. In this paper, the author discusses legal regulations that define status of religious education and religious schools and explains different legal solutions, as well as relations of churches and religious communities with states in the field of education.

Keywords

• religious education
• churches
• religious communities
• school
• law
• constitution
• freedom
• democracy
• communism