Manifestation of Belief and Religious Symbols at School:

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" Manifestation of Belief and Religious Symbols at School: "
Sylvie Bacquet

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082390
Doc. No	:	LA126019
Call No	:	‭10.1163/187103109X12471223630919‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Sylvie Bacquet
Title & Author	:	Manifestation of Belief and Religious Symbols at School: [Article] : Setting Boundaries in English Courts\ Sylvie Bacquet
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion Human Rights
Date	:	2009
Volume/ Issue Number	:	4/2-3
Page No	:	121–135
Abstract	:	Since the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998 on 2 October 2000, state schools as public authorities have been under an obligation to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, including the right to manifest ones' religion and beliefs as laid out in Article 9 of the convention. When devising their uniform policies, schools are therefore required to accommodate religious and cultural diversity. However, the extent to which they are required to do so has given rise to much litigation and debate. This article considers some of the theoretical implications underpinning the debate on religious symbols and manifestation of belief at school. It looks at the dilemma between the legal obligation for schools to allow the expression of cultural and religious diversity yet maintain cohesion and protect children from factional pressures related to various belief systems. It examines the extent to which human rights law can help to resolve the issue and looks also at the way the Human Rights Act itself has emerged as a conduit for crises of religious and ethnic identity in contemporary society.
Descriptor	:	FREEDOM OF RELIGION
Descriptor	:	Human Rights ACT 1998
Descriptor	:	Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Descriptor	:	MANIFESTAT1ION OF BELIEFS AT SCHOOL
Descriptor	:	Religion Society
Descriptor	:	RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS
Descriptor	:	SCHOOL UNIFORMS
Descriptor	:	Social Sciences
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/187103109X12471223630919‬