Challenges in regulating the organization of religious travels as an economic activity

Glintić, Mirjana (2023) Challenges in regulating the organization of religious travels as an economic activity. In: Savremeno državno-crkveno pravo. Institut za uporedno pravo : Pravoslavna Mitropolija Crnogorsko-primorska, Beograd : Budva, pp. 1185-1203. ISBN 978-86-82582-04-5

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Abstract

The author analyzes the legal entities involved in organizing and providing services in the domain of religious tourism in the Republic of Serbia. Due to the dichotomy that results from the combination of spiritual and secular elements, religious tourism is distinguished by the services offered by both legal entities established by churches and religious communities and by “ordinary” secular tourist agencies. For this reason, the author devotes the most of the work to answering the following queries. First, is it possible for “ordinary” travel agencies to list organizing religious vacations of any kind as one of their explanatory activities? The second query relates to the legal standing of organizations established by churches and other religious groups for the aforementioned purposes under state law. Comparative legal study and Serbian legislation both point to a flaw in the legislator's methodology. It is evident in their failure to distinguish between various religious travel categories, which would have supported the various legal standings of the participating legal organizations. The solution to address the identified flaw is offered in the conclusion, which distinguishes between the legal position of organizations that arrange pilgrimages and those that arrange other kinds of religious travels.

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