In the legal system of Ukraine, a legal model has been adopted that requires religious organizations to obtain double state registration in order to operate legally. This state of affairs makes it difficult to achieve the basic goals of religious entities and is also the subject of criticism from the Council of Europe. Moreover, the provisions of Ukrainian Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations conflict with the canonical norms of the Catholic Church and violate the constitutional principles of independence and autonomy of religious organizations. Therefore, in order to simplity registration procedure, it’s proposed to more away from current solutions in favour of single registration, which also takes into account the principles avising from the Constitution and international agreements.
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