All About That Face (No Trouble?) An Analysis of the Dutch Ban on Face-Covering Garments in Light of the ECHR, ICCPR and CEDAW, together with Feminist Theory
The Dutch ban on face-covering garments (BFG) has caused a considerable amount of debate in the Netherlands since its entry into force on August 1, 2019. Questions have been raised as to whether this law is discriminatory towards those who wear full-face veils for religious reasons, as these individuals, almost exclusively women, will be excluded from public life based on their religion.Inspired by this debate, this paper analyzes the Dutch BFG from a regional and international law perspective. More specifically, this paper seeks to analyze Dutch BFG in light of the European Convention on Huma... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
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Ubiquity Press
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Schlagwörter: | Legal research / ICCPR / ECHR / Burqa ban / Boerkaverbod / Multiculturalism / Ban on Face-Covering Garments / Feminist Scholarship / CEDAW |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26634777 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://www.utrechtjournal.org/jms/article/view/533 |