Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania 1992, as amended to 2022
Religious Law
  • English
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    The State shall register marriages, births, and deaths. The State shall also recognise church registration of marriages.
    … (Art. 38)
  • Lithuanian
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    Valstybė registruoja santuoką, gimimą ir mirtį. Valstybė pripažįsta ir bažnytinę santuokos registraciją.
    ... (38 straipsnis)
Religious Law
  • English
    The State shall recognise the churches and religious organisations that are traditional in Lithuania; other churches and religious organisations shall be recognised provided that they have support in society, and their teaching and practices are not in conflict with the law and public morals.
    Churches and religious organisations recognised by the State shall have the rights of a legal person.
    Churches and religious organisations shall be free to proclaim their teaching, perform their ceremonies, and have houses of prayer, charity establishments, and schools for the training of priests.
    Churches and religious organisations shall conduct their affairs freely according to their canons and statutes.
    The status of churches and other religious organisations in the State shall be established by agreement or by law.
    The teaching proclaimed by churches and religious organisations, other religious activities, and houses of prayer may not be used for purposes that are in conflict with the Constitution and laws.
    There shall be no state religion in Lithuania. (Art. 43)
  • Lithuanian
    Valstybė pripažįsta tradicines Lietuvoje bažnyčias bei religines organizacijas, o kitas bažnyčias ir religines organizacijas - jeigu jos turi atramą visuomenėje ir jų mokymas bei apeigos neprieštarauja įstatymui ir dorai.
    Valstybės pripažintos bažnyčios bei kitos religinės organizacijos turi juridinio asmens teises.
    Bažnyčios bei religinės organizacijos laisvai skelbia savo mokslą, atlieka savo apeigas, turi maldos namus, labdaros įstaigas ir mokyklas dvasininkams rengti.
    Bažnyčios bei religinės organizacijos laisvai tvarkosi pagal savus kanonus ir statutus.
    Bažnyčių bei kitų religinių organizacijų būklė valstybėje nustatoma susitarimu arba įstatymu.
    Bažnyčių bei religinių organizacijų mokslo skelbimas, kita tikybinė veikla, taip pat maldos namai negali būti naudojami tam, kas prieštarauja Konstitucijai ir įstatymams.
    Lietuvoje nėra valstybinės religijos. (43 straipsnis)
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Refer to Art. 105: "The Constitutional Court shall consider and adopt decisions on whether the laws of the Republic of Lithuania or other acts adopted by the Seimas are in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. The Constitutional Court shall also consider whether the following are in conflict with the Constitution and laws: 1) the acts of the President of the Republic; 2) the acts of the Government of the Republic. ..."

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According to Art. 150: “The constituent part of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania shall be: … The Constitutional Act “On Membership of the Republic of Lithuania in the European Union” of 13 July 2004.”