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Cox, Neville --- "Behind the Veil" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) [2019] ELECD 1168

Editor(s): Cox, Neville

Title: Behind the Veil

Sub-title: A Critical Analysis of European Veiling Laws

Series: Elgar Studies in Human Rights

Topics: European Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 31 May 2019

Number of pages: c 288

Abstract/Description:

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.