Abstract:

This study aims to examine the new changes and developments that have taken place in the field of the religious judicial framework in Azerbaijan after its independence. Once Azerbaijan gained its independence from the Soviet Union, the new Azerbaijan Republic made some new constitutional arrangements with regard to jurisprudence. In this context, some rules in article 18 'Relation between Religion and State' and article 48 'Freedom of Consciousness' were enacted. In this period, another development regarding religious freedom took place on the 20th of August 1992. This law which is made of 29 articles gives citizens the freedom to practice what they believe without the fear of apprehension. In addition, the government reacted positively to the public religious needs and established the necessary organizations. First, the government established the Religious Affairs Department, instead of former Religious Management of Muslims of Caucasia, and assigned all the religious Affairs managements to this organization.

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