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Behind the veil : a critical analysis of European veiling laws / Neville Cox, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor in Law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Elgar studies in human rightsPublication details: Cheltenham (UK): Northampton, (MA), USA Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.Description: viii, 279 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781788970846
  • 1788970845
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Behind the veil.DDC classification:
  • 342.408/52975674 23
LOC classification:
  • KJC5156 .C69 2019
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Books African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Library KJC5156 .C69 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donation by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Sept 2019 10210024

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.

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