nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20191214-060557-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 191213s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20191214-060557-0 doi eng 342 23 Anello, Giancarlo Author aut Constitution Before Administration - The Latest Decision of the Italian Constitutional Court Fosters the Freedom of Religion in Italy Anello, Giancarlo Verfassungsblog 2019-12-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 5 December 2019, Italy’s Constitutional Court nullified regional legislation which made it extremely difficult for religious minority groups to set up places of worship. The provisions in question vested the administrative authorities with nearly unfettered discretion in deciding on the approval of applications. The Constitutional Court has now made clear that the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religion cannot be circumvented by administrative procedures. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Constitutional Court Constitutional Law freedom of religion Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/constitution-before-administration/ raw object