A Question of Balance
A Study of Legal Equality and State Neutrality in the United States, France, and the Netherlands
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Civil Rights, Government, Democracy
| Author: | Brenda J. Norton | ISBN: | 9781498523974 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | January 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brenda J. Norton |
| ISBN: | 9781498523974 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | January 21, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
The politics of the hijab and burqa lie at the intersection of the political and legal spheres. Consequently, the political and legal spheres have each attempted to enforce differing versions of the concepts of equality and neutrality. A cross-cultural and cross-national survey of judicial decisions and legislative action in these countries demonstrates how each is balancing individual rights and communal bonds, and adhering to or retreating from previously accepted human rights norms for women and religious practices.
The politics of the hijab and burqa lie at the intersection of the political and legal spheres. Consequently, the political and legal spheres have each attempted to enforce differing versions of the concepts of equality and neutrality. A cross-cultural and cross-national survey of judicial decisions and legislative action in these countries demonstrates how each is balancing individual rights and communal bonds, and adhering to or retreating from previously accepted human rights norms for women and religious practices.
