Behind the veil :
Cox, Neville, 1971-
Behind the veil : a critical analysis of European veiling laws / Neville Cox, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor in Law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. - Cheltenham (UK): Northampton, (MA), USA Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. - viii, 279 pages ; 25 cm. - Elgar studies in human rights . - Elgar studies in human rights. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Rationales for veiling and the meaning of the veil -- Veiling and rights -- Terrorism, national security and the Islamic veil -- Women's rights, equality and the Islamic veil -- Veiling and societal values -- Veiling and the rights of others -- Symbolic statements, clashing values and European anti-Veiling laws.
Since the early 2010s, an increasing number of European countries have passed laws that prohibit the wearing of various kinds of Islamic veil in particular circumstances. This insightful book considers the arguments used to justify such laws and analyses the legitimacy of these arguments both generally and in regards to whether such laws can be seen as justified interferences with the rights of women who wish to wear such garments.
9781788970846 1788970845
2019930626
GBB993397 bnb
019411974 Uk
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation--Europe.
Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation.
Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
Europe.
KJC5156 / .C69 2019
342.408/52975674
Behind the veil : a critical analysis of European veiling laws / Neville Cox, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor in Law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. - Cheltenham (UK): Northampton, (MA), USA Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. - viii, 279 pages ; 25 cm. - Elgar studies in human rights . - Elgar studies in human rights. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Rationales for veiling and the meaning of the veil -- Veiling and rights -- Terrorism, national security and the Islamic veil -- Women's rights, equality and the Islamic veil -- Veiling and societal values -- Veiling and the rights of others -- Symbolic statements, clashing values and European anti-Veiling laws.
Since the early 2010s, an increasing number of European countries have passed laws that prohibit the wearing of various kinds of Islamic veil in particular circumstances. This insightful book considers the arguments used to justify such laws and analyses the legitimacy of these arguments both generally and in regards to whether such laws can be seen as justified interferences with the rights of women who wish to wear such garments.
9781788970846 1788970845
2019930626
GBB993397 bnb
019411974 Uk
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation--Europe.
Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation.
Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
Europe.
KJC5156 / .C69 2019
342.408/52975674