Recent Developments in Belgian Case Law on the Regulation of Relations between the State and Religions

After highlighting the constitutional framework governing the relations between the State and religions in Belgium, the chapter aims to analyse major recent case law in that ambit, and, more particularly, the issues of “Belgian laïcité”, the ban on the full veil in the public space, religious and moral courses in public schools, the Covid crisis, and ritual slaughter. In a context of secularisation of Belgian society, the number of rulings on religious matters is paradoxically increasing, especially where the Islamic and Jewish religions are concerned.