Models of Religious Freedom

The Swiss, US American, and Syrian models are in this thesis illustrated in three representations. The Analytical Representation comprises more than statements of positive law or mechanical comparison. Each chapter is introduced by thought-forms predominant in the respective legal culture. The objective of the Methodological Representation is to investigate the logic and legitimate pattern by which the Swiss and US American judiciary come to the conclusion that an alleged interference is covered under the right to religious freedom. The last dimension, which is the Eclectic Representation, pursues a dual aim. Firstly, the idea is to develop an actual guideline of religious-freedom rules, and secondly, to evaluate how much religious freedom is internalized in the Swiss, American, and Syrian legal systems.