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Zusatztext Pulling together so much information from so many different jurisdictions was no doubt a huge task and one for which McGoldrick is to be commended…McGoldrick demonstrates that this is a fascinating subject for a perfectly rational religious, political and legal debate. Informationen zum Autor Dominic McGoldrick is Professor of Public International Law and Director of the International and European Law Unit, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool. Klappentext The debate on multiculturalism and human rights in Europe was reignited in 2004 by the Islamic headscarf ban in France. The legal and political tensions thrown up by this debate are now being witnessed in many European states. The place of religion in schools in general, and wearing of religious dress in State schools in particular, has become an issue across Europe. Supporters of the right to wear the Islamic headscarf argue that the ban and similar prohibitions infringe a number of human rights. This book examines the issues by considering questions of language, meaning and symbolism. In doing so it identifies the debates behind the debates. Detailed consideration is given to the headscarf debate in France. Comparative practice in a number of European states - Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Turkey - is examined. Brief consideration is also given to a number of non-European states. The book also outlines the role and function of an international human rights law approach to the Islamic headscarf. It concludes with some wider reflections on the broader political and cultural struggles that lie behind the Islamic headscarf debate. This wider frame of analysis reveals the deeper significance of the Islamic headscarf bans. Zusammenfassung This book examines the issues and tensions aroused by wearing religious dress by considering questions of language, meaning and symbolism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Human Rights and Religion: the Challenge of the Islamic Headscarf-Hijab2 The Islamic Headscarf Debate in France3 Comparative State Practice: Germany4 Comparative State Practice: Switzerland5 Comparative State Practice: Turkey6 Comparative State Practice: United Kingdom7 Comparative State Practice: Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Other European States8 Comparative State Practice: Non-European States9 Applying International Human Rights Standards to the Headscarf-Hijab10 Wider Perspectives on the Headscarf-Hijab...
