The States shall recognise and respect the freedom of conscience of the individual to profess and practise alone or in community with others, in private or in public, his or her religion, belief or persuasion in accordance with the dictates of his or her own conscience, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by national law in the interest of defence, public order or public safety or for the protection of public health or public morals or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others provided that such restrictions are reasonably justifiable in a free and democratic society.
