Religious freedom at risk: the EU, French schools, and why the veil was banned
In: Muslims in global societies series volume 8
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In: Muslims in global societies series volume 8
In: Muslims in global societies series volume 8
In: Human rights review: HRR, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 251-251
ISSN: 1874-6306
In: Canadian journal of political science: CJPS = Revue canadienne de science politique, Band 51, Heft 3, S. 699-700
ISSN: 1744-9324
In: Contemporary Islam: dynamics of Muslim life, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 207-208
ISSN: 1872-0226
In: Contemporary Islam: dynamics of Muslim life, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 95-96
ISSN: 1872-0226
In: Human rights review: HRR, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 102-114
ISSN: 1874-6306
In: Human rights review: HRR, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 102-114
ISSN: 1524-8879
This paper examines the debate around the headscarf in France with the view to critically examining two central arguments put forward by the Stasi Commission for the restriction of the headscarf in French public schools -- that the headscarf imperiled public order and that it jeopardized neutrality in the public sphere. In the case of the first argument, this paper argues that France did not meet the threshold requirement necessary to curtail religious rights in public schools. In the case of the second argument, this paper insists that neutrality in the public sphere has always involved some accommodation of religious groups in society and should include the headscarf in public schools. The paper argues that the decision to ban the headscarf is ultimately a controversy about French identity and the values on which the French community is built. Adapted from the source document.
Written largely by Canadian scholars for Canadian readers, this overview of contemporary human rights concerns introduces the human rights instruments—provincial, national, and international—which protect Canadians. The volume begins with an outline of the history of human rights before moving on to discuss such important topics as the relationship between political institutions and rights protection, rights issues pertaining to specific communities, and cross-cutting rights issues that affect most or all citizens. Contemporary and comprehensive, Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about human rights