Libertatea de gandire este un drept fundamental consacrat in numeroase instrumente universale şi regionale in materia protecţiei drepturilor şi libertăţilor fundamentale ale omului. Apărut relativ recent acest drept, datorită codificării, a fost in continuu reiterat in tratatele internaţionale, iar conţinutul său juridic a fost imbogăţit prin practica instanţelor jurisdicţionale internaţionale. Astăzi majoritatea statelor lumii, inclusiv Republica Moldova, nu doar au recunoscut in ordinea juridică internă libertatea de gandire, de conştiinţă şi de religie, dar au instituit şi garanţii suplimentare in vederea exercitării lor.

Freedom of thought is a fundamental right enshrined in many universal and regional instruments on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Relatively recently appeared this right, due to codification, has been repeatedly reiterated in international treaties, and its legal content has been enriched by the practice of international jurisdictions. Today, most of the world’s states, including the Republic of Moldova, not only recognized the freedom of thought, conscience and religion in their internal legal order but also imposed additional guarantees for their exercise