Religious symbolism and the resilience of liberal constitutionalism: on the federal German constitutional court's second head scarf decision

The second decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court on the Islamic headscarf declares a general ban on headscarf to be unconstitutional and, in particular, a violation of freedom of religion. This case note examines whether this decision is an ill-conceived weakening of a religiously neut...

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Veröffentlicht in:	German law journal 2015-01, Vol.17 (4), p.887-900
1. Verfasser:	Mahlmann, Matthias
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Constitutional courts Constitutionalism Courts Germany Islam Liberalism Muslims Religious practice Symbolism Veils
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