17.07.2020

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Institute, an anthology on the relationship beween state and religion in 21st century Switzerland has been published in the FVRR series.

16.07.2020

What to do in case of abuse? A new "Vademecum" of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith provides answers to this questions. It is intended to help to transform canon law into practitcal…

16.07.2020

Laws introduced by the religious hardlines, which stipulate draconian punishments such as public floggin, are abolished. Women are better protected, female genital mutilation gets banned.

15.01.2020

Eine Mutter erhält von ihrem Ex-Mann neu Unterhaltsbeiträge für die Kinder, wie das Bezirksgericht Zürich entschied. Es ergänzte ein malaysisches Scharia-Urteil.

11.11.2019

An Afghan man who converted to Christianity and fled to Switzerland but was denied asylum should not be sent back to his home country, a European court has ruled.

18.09.2019

The present study of the Institute for Law and Religion investigates the political initiatives on religion in 15 representative selected cantons for the period 2010-2018.

18.09.2019

On September 6, 2019, the Institute of Law and Religion organized a conference in Bern on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. The brochure will give you more information.

11.03.2019

In a guest commentary, Prof. René Pahud de Mortanges comments on public recognition in Switzerland.

06.02.2019

The Federal Court rejects a complaint of the Diocese (Roman Catholic Church) of Chur in connection with a decision, trough which in 2012 the association "adebar, Counseling Center for Family Planning,…