The European Court of Human Rights has made a ruling on the matter of ritual slaughter. The dispute was about two Belgian decrees, one from the Flemish region and the other from the Walloon region, which removed the exception to the ban on stunning for religious reasons. This ban was aimed at preventing any form of animal suffering during slaughter. The judges in Strasbourg acknowledged that there was an infringement on the plaintiffs’ religious freedom. However, they deemed it justified and proportionate to achieve the goal of protecting animal welfare.

La scienza come strumento per coniugare la libertà religiosa e il benessere animale? Riflessioni su una recente sentenza della Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo

Alessandro Cupri
2024-01-01

Abstract

The European Court of Human Rights has made a ruling on the matter of ritual slaughter. The dispute was about two Belgian decrees, one from the Flemish region and the other from the Walloon region, which removed the exception to the ban on stunning for religious reasons. This ban was aimed at preventing any form of animal suffering during slaughter. The judges in Strasbourg acknowledged that there was an infringement on the plaintiffs’ religious freedom. However, they deemed it justified and proportionate to achieve the goal of protecting animal welfare.
2024
https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1440/115946
Ritual slaughter; Religious freedom; Animal welfare; Member States’ margin of discretion; European Court of Human Rights.
Cupri, Alessandro
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