Expert opinion on a new Russian law "On Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Associations"

Abstract

Legal assessment of the provisions of the Federal Law "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations" (adopted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation on September 19, 1997, approved by the Federation Council on September 24, 1997, signed by the President of the Russian Federation B. Yeltsin on September 26, 1997, was officially published and legalized the forces of October 1, 1997), which contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and generally accepted norms of international law