40 Years after the First Agreement. Assessments, Perspectives, Critical Issues, Rome, Sala della Regina, Montecitorio Palace, February 19, 2025
Abstract
This report summarises the proceedings of the conference “40 years after the first agreement. Assessments, perspectives, critical issues”, organised in Rome (Sala della Regina, Montecitorio Palace) on 19 February 2025 by the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the stipulation of the first agreement between the Italian Republic and a religious denomination according to Article 8, paragraph 3 of the Italian Constitution, i.e., the Waldensian Table.
Keywords:
Relations between the State and religions, pact system, bilaterality, religious freedom, agreements, Italy, Church-State relations, State and religion, Church–State agreementsDimodugno, D. (2025). 40 Years after the First Agreement. Assessments, Perspectives, Critical Issues, Rome, Sala della Regina, Montecitorio Palace, February 19, 2025. Studia Z Prawa Wyznaniowego. https://doi.org/10.31743/spw.18465
Davide Dimodugno
davide.dimodugno@unito.it
University of Turin
University of Turin
PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher in Law and Religion at the University of Turin, Department of Law, Lungo Dora Siena 100/A, 10153 Torino (TO), Italy
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