His engagement with this field began through representing churches and defending religious freedom and was subsequently deepened through legal studies, research, publications, and legal consulting in ecclesial and academic settings. His teaching has included church law and legal ethics, social welfare legislation, education law, and family law from a Christian perspective.
Ecclesiae et Libertas
Primary Areas of Focus
Within constitutional law, the research focuses on fundamental rights, with particular emphasis on religious freedom, the autonomy of religious denominations, and the relationships among the state, religious denominations, and religious communities. This direction also contributes to the development of the Ecclesiae et Libertas center, dedicated to research, education, and the promotion of religious freedom and the relationships among church, law, and society.
01 Constitutional law and fundamental rights
02 Church law
03 Religious freedom
04 Autonomy of religious denominations and communities
05 Church–state relations
06 Legal organization of ecclesial life
LFI
Law in the Life of the Church
Particular attention is given to integrating the legal dimension into applied ecclesiology, based on the premise that statutes, regulations, and other internal norms are not merely administrative instruments, but legal expressions of the identity, organization, and doctrinal autonomy of religious communities.
At the same time, religious freedom is approached not only as a constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right, but also from the perspective of its effective application and protection in the lives of individuals, churches, and society.
“Law is not external to the life of the church, but one of the frameworks within which its identity, autonomy, organization, and freedom are expressed and protected.”