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The International Center for
Law and Religion Studies
at Brigham Young University

The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

The Oslo Coalition for
Freedom of Religion or Belief

Institute for Human Rights,
Åbo Akademi University

The Faculty of Law of the University of Bristol

Sezioni di Diritto Ecclesiastico e Canonica,
l’Università degli Studi di Milano

 Institut für europäisches Verfassungsrecht,
Trier Universität

Department of Ecclesiastical Law at Complutense University, Madrid

The Section of Canon Law
and Church-State Relations of the
Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Spain

The International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France

Law and Religion Program,
Emory Law School



The Strasbourg Conference:
A Forum on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Dedicated to:
  • Studying religion-related cases before international human rights institutions
  • Raising the level of discourse on these cases
  • Providing a resource to scholars and decision-makers
  • Promoting continuing dialogue
 

GRAND CHAMBER JUDGMENT
LEYLA SAHIN v. TURKEY
The European Court of Human Rights delivers its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Leyla Sahin v. Turkey.
(10 November 2005)

Press release: [English] [French]

Judgment: [English] [French]

Related Links:
Hijab in Strasbourg: Clear Conclusions, Unclear Reasons?[English]
Scholarly comment on Grand Chamber Judgement
European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe

  
 
Islamic Headscarf Controversy and the Future of Freedom of Religion or Belief

Related Cases:

Sahin v. Turkey, App. No. 44774/98 (ECtHR, June 29, 2004).

Submission of Ms. Raihon Hudoyberganova, U.N. Human Rights Committee, Communication No. 931/2000 of 18/01/2005 regarding Uzbekistan (CCPR/C/82/D/932/2000 (Jurisprudence)).

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