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Main things should-to-know about Law on Belief and Religion 2017
Main things should-to-know about Law on Belief and Religion 2017
25/11/17
Question
1: How is the right to freedom of belief and religion for everyone prescribed
in the new Law on belief and religion?
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Article 6 of the Law on belief and religion on the
right to freedom of belief and religion specifies the following:
- Everyone has the right to freedom of belief and
religion, to follow or not to follow a religion.
- Everyone shall be entitled to express their
faith, perform religious rites, participate in religious ceremonies, and
study dogmas of the religion.
- Everyone has the right to lead a religious life
in religious establishments and to study in religious training schools,
refresher courses of religious organizations. A juvenile who wishes to lead a
religious life or study in religious training schools shall require agreement
by his/her parents or guardian.
- Dignitaries, deacons and clergypersons shall be
entitled to conduct religious rites and preach at religious establishments or
other legal places.
- A person who is illegally arrested, held in
custody, temporarily detained, charged with a criminal offence, investigated,
prosecuted and brought to trial or subject to judicial enforcement, or a
person taken to a rehabilitation center, has the right to use religious
scriptures and express religious beliefs.
- The Government shall issue specific guidance for
the implementation of these rights prescribed in Paragraph 5, Article 6 of
the Law of belief and religion.
Question: How are the rights of religious
organizations and dependent religious organizations prescribed in the law on
belief and religion?
Article 7 of the law on belief and religion
specifies the rights of religious organizations and dependent religious
organizations as the following:
- To carry out religious activities in accordance
with the charter, statutes and documents with similar contents (referred to
as the charter) of religious organizations.
- To perform religious practices.
- To publish religious scriptures and other
publications related to belief and religion.
- To produce, export or import
cultural products related to belief and religion or religious supplies.
- To renovate, upgrade, construct
religious establishments.
- To accept assets donated and
presented voluntarily by domestic and foreign organizations and individuals.
- Other rights accorded with the provisions of
this Law and other concerning laws.
How are the rights to religious freedom of
foreigners prescribed in the Law on belief and religion?
Article 8 of the Law on belief and religion on the
rights of foreigners who are lawfully residing in Vietnam stipulates the
following:
- The right to freedom of belief and religion of
foreigners who are lawfully residing in Vietnam shall be respected
and protected by Vietnam State.
- A foreigner lawfully residing in Vietnam
has the rights to:
+ Practice the religion, participate in belief and
religious activity,
+ Engage in collective religious practices at
legal worshipping places,
+ Invite religious dignitaries, deacons and
clergypersons who are Vietnamese nationals or foreigners to perform religious
rites or preach,
+ To lead a religious life in religious
establishments and study in religious training schools or refresher courses
of the religious organizations in Vietnam,
+ To possess religious publications, religious
articles for his/her personal use in compliance with stipulations by the law
of Vietnam,
- A dignitary, clergyperson who
is foreign national shall be entitled to preach at Vietnam religious
establishments.
Question: What are responsibilities of
organizations and individuals for the implementation of the right to freedom
of belief and religion prescribed in the law?
Article 9 of the Law on belief and religion
specifies the rights of organizations, individuals in the implementation of
the right to freedom of belief and religion as the following:
- Organizations, individuals while participating
in the practice of belief and religion shall have to observe the
Constitution, the Law on belief and religion and other concerning laws.
- Dignitaries, deacons, clergyperson, representatives
and management boards of religious establishments shall guide followers,
persons engaging in belief and religious activities to conduct belief and
religious activities in accordance the law.
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Question
2: What are religious establishments as specified in the Law on Belief and
Religion ?
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- Religious establishments specified in the Law on
Belief and Religion are pagodas, churches, chapels, shrines, oratories,
cathedrals, offices of religious organizations and other legal establishments
of religious organizations.
Which places are considered legal according to the
Law on Belief and Religion?
- The lawful places as stipulated by the Law on
Belief and Religion are land, houses and buildings which organizations or
individuals who has the lawful right to use as prescribed by law.
Who is the representative according to the
provisions of the Law on Belief and Religion?
According to the provisions of the Law on Belief
and Religion, the representative is the person who represents and is
responsible before the law for a group or an organization in collective
religious practices and activities.
How is responsibility of the State in ensuring the
right to freedom of belief and religion of people in the country as prescribed
in the Law on Belief and Religion?
The Article 3 of the Law on Belief and Religion
stipulates the responsibility of the State in ensuring the right to freedom
of belief and religion as the following:
- The State respects and protects everyone’s right
to freedom of belief and religion, and ensures that all religions are equal
before the law.
- The State respects and protects fine cultural
and moral values of beliefs and religions, the tradition of worshiping
ancestors and people with merits to the country and the community, thus
meeting the spiritual needs of people.
- The State protects establishments as well as
lawful property of belief establishments and religious organizations.
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Question
3: Which are procedures for registration of religious activities held outside
the annually registered program of grassroots religious organizations and
attended by believers beyond one district, town or provincial city or beyond
a province?
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This article is very useful, especially for religious dignitaries, to know more about the country law on belief and religion. Thanks the writer!
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