School Bans on the Wearing of Religious Symbols:

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" School Bans on the Wearing of Religious Symbols: "
Erica Howard

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082383
Doc. No	:	LA126012
Call No	:	‭10.1163/187103209X440182‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Erica Howard
Title & Author	:	School Bans on the Wearing of Religious Symbols: [Article] : Examining the Implications of Recent Case Law from the UK\ Erica Howard
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion Human Rights
Date	:	2009
Volume/ Issue Number	:	4/1
Page No	:	7–24
Abstract	:	This article examines school bans on the wearing of religious symbols and starts with a discussion of the arguments for the imposition of a ban and the counter arguments against these. The question whether a ban on the wearing of religious clothing in schools is a violation of the right to manifest one's religion as guaranteed by Article 9 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) is analyzed using the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and of the English courts in relation to such bans in education. The cases appear to suggest that such bans can be considered an interference with the right to manifest one's religion under Article 9(1), but that these bans can be justified under Article 9(2) in certain circumstances. Two important considerations in the decision of the courts are the way decisions to ban certain forms of religious dress are made and whether alternative ways of manifesting the religion are available. This article examines school bans on the wearing of religious symbols and starts with a discussion of the arguments for the imposition of a ban and the counter arguments against these. The question whether a ban on the wearing of religious clothing in schools is a violation of the right to manifest one's religion as guaranteed by Article 9 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) is analyzed using the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and of the English courts in relation to such bans in education. The cases appear to suggest that such bans can be considered an interference with the right to manifest one's religion under Article 9(1), but that these bans can be justified under Article 9(2) in certain circumstances. Two important considerations in the decision of the courts are the way decisions to ban certain forms of religious dress are made and whether alternative ways of manifesting the religion are available.
Descriptor	:	BANS ON RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS
Descriptor	:	INTERFERENCE FREEDOM OF RELIGION
Descriptor	:	JUSTIFICATION
Descriptor	:	UK SCHOOL UNIFORM
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/187103209X440182‬