memphis: It is non-Orthodox religions which are targeted by the Extremist laws for teaching 'superiority of belief'
A court case in Moscow in 2000 did not examine "teaching 'superiority of belief'" as an issue when determining whether or not to prohibit the Jehovah's Witnesses.
В.П.Белянин VP Belyanin
Комплексное экспертное заключение Comprehensive Opinion
по гражданскому делу 2-452/99 in a civil case 2-452/99
(Головинский межмуниципальный суд САО г. Москвы) (Golovinski District Court of the SAO, Moscow)
г. Москва, 4 октября 2000 г. Moscow, October 4, 2000
. We, the undersigned, VP Belyanin, MM Gromyko, DA Leontiev, SA Nebolsin designated definition Golovinsky Intermunicipal Court on March 12, 1999 for a comprehensive examination of the case 2-452/99 (presentation Attorney of the Northern Administrative District of Moscow on the elimination and prohibition of a religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses), being aware of the court of criminal liability under Article 307 of the Criminal Code, were of this opinion, set out below on 16 sheets.
I: In formulating conclusions, the following expert steps:
1) study the case materials 2-452/99;
2linguistic, psycholinguistic, literary analysis presented to the examination of texts of a religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses;
3) The religious analysis presented to the examination of texts of the community of Jehovah's Witnesses, the findings of which form the basis of the proposed conclusions (Section II), as well as additional considerations (Section III) account for the complex multidimensional nature of the investigated object. II Submissions by experts 2-452/99 case suggests that the questions formulated by the court
1. Does the literature and documents of the Jehovah's Witnesses signs
a) inciting religious hatred (the undermining of respect and hostility towards other religions)
b) the compulsion to destroy the family,
c) outrages upon individual rights and freedoms of citizens,
2. Are subject to study the texts of literature and documents outlining the Jehovah's Witnesses, which is commonly used in worship place issues entrusted to experts the complex textual analysis in the context of:
a) the existing regulations of the Russian Federation on the freedom of conscience, worship and religious associations
b) the modalities of the leading (and designated in the Law of the Russian Federation) faiths of Russia
c) the specific practices of the religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses, introducing her to the relations with other religions, social institutions and the general population as a whole.
В In addition to the issues raised by the court experts on the basis of Article 77 of the RF CCP saw fit to include in the discussion of an additional question:
3. Soderzhitsya whether the test material encouraging citizens to refuse to fulfill their civic duties prescribed by law.
The Russian experts' findings and opinions can be found on this past thread.