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European Court of Justice keeps the door to religious discrimination in the private workplace opened. The European Court of Human Rights could close it.
in: Strasbourg Observers
Year: 2017
Link to the blog post: https://strasbourgobservers.com/2017/03/27/european-court-of-justice-keeps-the-door-to-religious-discrimination-in-the-private-workplace-opened-the-european-court-of-human-rights-could-close-it/
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Strasbourg, luxembourg, European Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights, religion, discrimination, workplace, veil, achbita, bougnaoui
Strasbourg, luxembourg, European Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights, religion, discrimination, workplace, veil, achbita, bougnaoui
Abstract:
On 14 March 2017, the European Court of Justice issued two judgments, in the cases of Achbita and Bougnaoui concerning the manifestation of beliefs in the private workplace. From the perspective of inclusion and human rights law, the judgments are very disappointing. They basically legitimize and even provide a recipe for discrimination of employees on the basis of their religious or other convictions.
On 14 March 2017, the European Court of Justice issued two judgments, in the cases of Achbita and Bougnaoui concerning the manifestation of beliefs in the private workplace. From the perspective of inclusion and human rights law, the judgments are very disappointing. They basically legitimize and even provide a recipe for discrimination of employees on the basis of their religious or other convictions.