Religion – Weltanschauung – Recht [ RWR ]

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Belcacemi and Oussar v. Belgium (application no. 37798/13) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: no violation of Articles 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights, and no violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) taken together with Articles 8 and 9. The case concerned the ban on the wearing in public of clothing that partly or totally covers the face under the Belgian law of 1 June 2011. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Dakir v. Belgium (application no. 4619/12) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: no violation of Articles 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and 9 (right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights, no violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination), taken together with Articles 8 and 9 of the Convention, and a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right of access to a court). The case concerned a by-law adopted in June 2008 by three Belgian municipalities (Pepinster, Dison and Verviers) concerning a ban on the wearing in public places of clothing that conceals the face, and the subsequent proceedings before the Conseil d’État. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen

The applicant, Fouzia Dakir, is a Belgian national who was born in 1977 and lives in Dison (Belgium). The case concerns a by-law adopted in June 2008 by three Belgian municipalities concerning a ban on the wearing in public places of clothing that conceals the face, and the subsequent proceedings before the Conseil d’État. Weiterlesen

The applicants, Samia Belcacemi (a Belgian national) and Yamina Oussar (a Moroccan national), were born in 1981 and 1973 respectively and live in Schaerbeek and Liège (Belgium). The case concerns the Belgian law of 1 June 2011 banning the wearing in public places of clothing which partially or totally covers the face. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen

In today’s Grand Chamber judgment in the case of S.A.S. v. France (application no. 43835/11), which is final, the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority, that there had been no violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights, and no violation of Article 9 (right to respect for freedom of thought, conscience and religion), and, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention combined with Articles 8 or 9. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

The European Court of Human Rights will be delivering a Grand Chamber judgment in the case of S.A.S. v. France (application no. 43835/11) at a public hearing on Tuesday 1 July 2014 at 11 a.m. – local time – in the Human Rights Building, Strasbourg. The case concerns the complaint of a French national, who is a practising Muslim, that she is no longer allowed to wear the full-face veil in public following the entry into force, on 11 April 2011, of a law prohibiting concealment of one’s face in public places (law no. 2010-1192 of 11 October 2010). Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »