Consideration of the religious factor in strategic planning documents of national security of the Republic of Belarus

  • Vyacheslav A. Vaitsiakhovich Lyceum of the Belarusian State University, 8 Uĺjanaŭskaja Street, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The author of the article examines the problem of ensuring religious security in national security theory context. The analysis of the current state of the religious sphere of the Republic of Belarus was carried out, aspects of religious factor consideration in the doctrinal documents of strategic planning in the field of national security are reflected. Prioritised theoretical and practical aspects of religious security study as an independent type of national security are identified.

Author Biography

Vyacheslav A. Vaitsiakhovich, Lyceum of the Belarusian State University, 8 Uĺjanaŭskaja Street, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (law); deputy director

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Published
2023-04-26
Keywords: religion, state, security, denomination, community, religious sphere, interfaith relations
How to Cite
Vaitsiakhovich, V. A. (2023). Consideration of the religious factor in strategic planning documents of national security of the Republic of Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law, 1, 59-64. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/law/article/view/5702
Section
Constitutional Law and Administrative Law