The principled slope: religious freedom and the European Court of Human Rights

This contribution examines four cases, Dahlab v. Switzerland, Sahin v. Turkey, SAS v. France and Ebrahimian v. France, handed down by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) between 2001 and 2015. The ECtHR has increasingly prohibited women from wearing the headscarf and face veil in public space...

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Main Author: Adrian, Melanie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2017, Volume: 45, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 174-185
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte / Religious freedom / Muslim woman / Head covering / Prohibition
Further subjects:B Muslims
B Sahin
B Women
B Law
B SAS
B Ebrahimian
B face veil
B European Court of Human Rights
B ECtHR
B Hijab
B Dahlab
B Islam
B margin of appreciation
B Religious Freedom
B Headscarf
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