UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/1998/6/Add.2 22 December 1997 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-fourth session Item 18 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE AND OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF Report submitted by Mr. Abdelfattah Amor, Special Rapporteur, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1996/23 Addendum Visit to Germany CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 7 - 22 3 7 - 9 3 Constitutional guarantees specific to relations between the State, religion and belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 16 4 Constitutional guarantees specific to cults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 - 22 6 LEGISLATION RELATING TO TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION IN THE FIELD OF RELIGION OR BELIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. B. C. GE.97-14578 General constitutional guarantees relating to freedom of religion and belief . . . . . (E) 1 - Page