Uncovering French and Belgian Face Covering Bans
This paper analyses the French and Belgian bans on face covering by taking a close look at the aims they are intended to serve in the eyes of the legislators in the two countries. These stated aims are the basis for a critical assessment of the bans from a human rights perspective. The authors concl...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Brill
2013
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Journal of law, religion and state
Έτος: 2013, Τόμος: 2, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 69-99 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
burqa ban
niqab
freedom of religion
face covering bans
women’s rights
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Πιθανολογούμενα δωρεάν πρόσβαση Volltext (Verlag) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | This paper analyses the French and Belgian bans on face covering by taking a close look at the aims they are intended to serve in the eyes of the legislators in the two countries. These stated aims are the basis for a critical assessment of the bans from a human rights perspective. The authors conclude that the reasons proffered for the prohibition can legitimize at most a limited set of contextual bans, not the broad nationwide bans that are in place. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-4810 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Journal of law, religion and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00201004 |