Changes to religion law in Austria can benefit other countries

Austria’s long history as a progressive pluralistic society will only be enhanced by the most recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights. What is perhaps more important is that the decision of the Court clearly explains that there is no justification for a nationally and internationally well-established religious group, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, to be required to wait some 20 years before being granted legal personality and then another 10 years for their application for recognition as a religious society to be decided. More