The face veil ban in the light of Human Rights

Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 10/12, University of Copenhagen (iCourts - the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence for International Courts), language: English, abstract: The rise of religious, cultural and ethnic diversity in Europe has led to widespread political and social debates concerning integration, migration and freedom of religion. This phenomenon is especially visible in recent debates and subsequent legal developments regarding the ban of wearing the Islamic face-veil in public. The veil has become an object of discussion about gender equality, religion in the public sphere, immigration, integration and related issues. Laws in several countries banning the veil have been subject to heated debates. This paper aims to critically examine selected laws in the light of International Human Rights Law.