Imam et droit pénal : de quelques infractions liées à l’exercice des fonctions cultuelles
A minister of religion is a citizen like any other and as such must comply with law. He must therefore be held accountable for any reprehensible acts he may commit. In this respect, religion does not affect the criminal (or civil) liability of the minister of religion. More specifically, the latter...
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doaj-6479a4cd8590428a91a9537e51f60b022021-05-03T02:11:19ZengPresses universitaires de StrasbourgRevue du Droit des Religions2493-86372534-74622019-11-01811913410.4000/rdr.434Imam et droit pénal : de quelques infractions liées à l’exercice des fonctions cultuellesVincente FortierA minister of religion is a citizen like any other and as such must comply with law. He must therefore be held accountable for any reprehensible acts he may commit. In this respect, religion does not affect the criminal (or civil) liability of the minister of religion. More specifically, the latter cannot argue that the motive for committing an offence is religious in nature in order to avoid liability. We refer in this paper only to the criminal liability of the minister of religion directly related to the performance of his duties, by highlighting two main offences: the disclosure of secret information and the celebration of religious marriage before civil marriage.http://journals.openedition.org/rdr/434 |
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Imam et droit pénal : de quelques infractions liées à l’exercice des fonctions cultuelles |
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Presses universitaires de Strasbourg |
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Revue du Droit des Religions |
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A minister of religion is a citizen like any other and as such must comply with law. He must therefore be held accountable for any reprehensible acts he may commit. In this respect, religion does not affect the criminal (or civil) liability of the minister of religion. More specifically, the latter cannot argue that the motive for committing an offence is religious in nature in order to avoid liability. We refer in this paper only to the criminal liability of the minister of religion directly related to the performance of his duties, by highlighting two main offences: the disclosure of secret information and the celebration of religious marriage before civil marriage. |
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