Introduction: Religious freedom: between governance and social perception Introduction: Liberté religieuse : entre gouvernance et perception sociale

Abstract

Religious freedom is among the most contested concepts in contemporary societies. Though it is guaranteed by international human rights treaties and represents one of the main pillars of democratic societies, its protection and implementation are far from being unambiguous and have become increasingly contested. Usually defined simultaneously as freedom of religion and freedom from religion, tensions arise from the very first definition of religion and how the individual right of religious freedom is introduction