2015

July 2015 : Change in the legal status of religion

On 3 July 2015, the Government of Montenegro adopted a draft Law on Freedom of Religion. The current law, from 1977, had been adopted in a previous socio-political system. Since Montenegro has regained its independence in 2006, a different approach of the regulation of the legal status of religious communities was deemed necessary. After public discussion, the Law was submitted to the Venice Commission and ODIHR for opinion.

See also : Recent legislative reframing (2015).