Going the Extra Mile: Article 14 of Portugal’s 2001 Law on Religious Freedom Extended to Entrance Examinations for Regulated Professions

by Patrícia Jerónimo

Question(s) at stake

Whether religious time exemptions should be extended by analogy to apply to entrance examinations for regulated professions.

Outcome of the ruling

Appeal was granted. Bar Association was ordered to exempt the appellant from taking the bar exam on the date initially scheduled and to set a new date for the appellant to take the bar exam on a day other than Saturday.

Country:

Portugal

Official citation

Central Administrative Court North, Judgment of 8 February 2007, Proc. No. 01394/06.0BEPRT (Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte, Acórdão de 8 de fevereiro de 2007, Processo n.º 01394/06.0BEPRT)

Topic(s)

Keywords:

Exemptions Freedom of thought, conscience and religion Non-discrimination Public sector entrance examinations Religious holidays and festivals

Tag(s):

Bar exam Seventh-Day Adventist Church Duty to differentiate

Bibliographic information

Jerónimo, Patrícia (2025): Going the Extra Mile: Article 14 of Portugal’s 2001 Law on Religious Freedom Extended to Entrance Examinations for Regulated Professions, Department of Law and Anthropology, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany, CUREDI091PT002, https://doi.org/10.48509/CUREDI091PT002.

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About the authors

Patrícia Jerónimo (Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal)