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European Court of Human Rights

After Şahin: The debate on headscarves is not over, Leyla Şahin v. Turkey, Grand Chamber Judgment of 10 November 2005, Application No. 44774/98

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2006

Kerem Altiparmak  and
Onur Karahanogullari
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On 10 November 2005 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (‘Court’) decided the long-running headscarf battle between Muslim students and Turkish universities in the Şahin judgment. On appeal, it held that the prohibition against wearing headscarves on university premises did not violate Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘Convention’) on freedom of thought, conscience and religion. It thereby confirmed the decision of the Fourth Section of the Court of 29 June 2004.

Keywords

European Court of Human RightsSahinHeadscarfFreedom of ReligionIslamEuropean Convention on Human RightsSecularismUniversityTurkeyLegitimate AimsNecessary in a Democratic SocietyProportionalityTurkish Constitutional CourtGender Equality
Type
Case Note
Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 2006 , pp. 268 - 292
Copyright
© Asser Press 2006