Wearing the face veil in Belgium : views and experiences of 27 women living in Belgium concerning the Islamic full face veil and the Belgian ban on face covering
Belgium adopted a legal ban on face covering on 1 June 2011. The current empirical study is part of a broader research project that includes also research documenting local bans and examining the bans from a human rights perspective. The main purpose of the research was to check some of the apparent hypotheses of the Belgian legislator from the perspective of the women wearing a face veil in Belgium. Analysis of the travaux préparatoires revealed three main motives behind the ban: improving (subjective and objective) safety, guaranteeing communication and social cohesion, and protecting women’... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | misc |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
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Human Rights Centre
Ghent University |
| Schlagwörter: | Law and Political Science / HRC / Human Rights / Women's rights / Religious rights |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26993031 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8635340 |
Belgium adopted a legal ban on face covering on 1 June 2011. The current empirical study is part of a broader research project that includes also research documenting local bans and examining the bans from a human rights perspective. The main purpose of the research was to check some of the apparent hypotheses of the Belgian legislator from the perspective of the women wearing a face veil in Belgium. Analysis of the travaux préparatoires revealed three main motives behind the ban: improving (subjective and objective) safety, guaranteeing communication and social cohesion, and protecting women’s rights.4 An academic paper engaging with this research question, will be published elsewhere. The current report is a presentation of the findings of the empirical research as such.