NEWSРада національної безпеки і оборони України – National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine The schism within the Orthodox Church
Nr. 2/2025Civil jurisprudence and legislation
Index
- Presentation
- European Court of Human Rights, Kirov Lro and Dmitriyevykh v. Russia (Application no. 29296/18)
(Jehovah’s Witnesses – Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion exercised through the dissemination of religious publications – Interference by the Russian authorities – Admissibility of the application under Article 9 ECHR) - European Court of Human Rights, Second Section, Rutkauskas v. Lithuania (Application no. 15816/20)
(Jehovah’s Witnesses – Minister of religion – Conscientious objection and civilian service – Failure to grant exemption from compulsory military service – Violation of Article 9 ECHR) - European Court of Human Rights, Fourth Section, Gergely v. Romania (Application no. 46890/21)
(Prison regime – Diet consistent with the applicant’s new religion – Refusal – Violation of Article 9 ECHR) - European Court of Human Rights, Fifth Section, Case of the Religious Community of the Parish of Svyato-Uspenskyy of the Rivne Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Ptycha, Dubenskyy District v. Ukraine (Application no. 8906/19)
(Religious pluralism – Availability of a church building – Unjustified restriction of such availability – Violation of Article 9 ECHR) - European Court of Human Rights, Third Section, Markin and Others v. Russia (Application no. 20519/18 and 13 others)
(Jehovah’s Witnesses – Peaceful religious activities – Accusations of extremism – Violation of Article 9 ECHR) - Constitutional Court, judgment of 21 July 2025, no. 115
(Parental leave – Intended parenthood – Medically assisted reproduction (MAR) – Best interests of the child) - Constitutional Court, judgment of 22 July 2025, no. 120
(Family allowance – De facto cohabitation) - Constitutional Court, judgment of 25 July 2025, no. 132
(Homicide with the victim’s consent – Assisted suicide) - Constitutional Court, judgment of 23 October 2025, no. 155
(Medically assisted reproduction (MAR) – Judicial declaration of paternity – Gender reassignment)


