Institute of Law and Religion

Your contact for questions in the context of law and religion.

BACKGROUND

The parish of Bern merger project

The twelve parishes in the city of Bern are to be merged. The members of the individual parishes are now voting on whether to join.

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NEW PUBLICATION

FVRR: Staat und Religionsgemeinschaften in Europa

This new edition compares the relationship between state and religion in 15 European countries and examines the question of what might be relevant for Swiss practice.

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NEWS

Rejection of the diaconate for women

As part of the ongoing World Synod, Pope Francis stated that women should continue to be excluded from the diaconate.

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NEW IR-PAPER

Ecclesiastical foundations pursuant to Art. 87 ZGB with a focus on surveillance law

In this paper the question of whether the internal supervision of church foundations requires reform or at least clear criteria in order to fulfil the requirements of modern governance is discussed.

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Prof. René Pahud de Mortanges

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