Can private undertakings hide behind “religious neutrality”?
Cloots, Elke
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2016
Verfassungsblog
2016-10-06
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Is the pursuit of religious neutrality an acceptable aim for public and private organisations alike, on the basis of which they may prohibit their employees from wearing religious signs or apparel whilst at work? In two pending cases before the CJEU, the Advocates General seem to arrive at opposite conclusions on this point. To solve this puzzle, I think it is crucial to see that there are two radically different reasons why a private-sector company may wish to adopt an identity of religious neutrality, which reflect two distinct types of interest a company may have in religious neutrality: a business interest and an interest as a member of society.
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Cloots, Elke
Freedom of Expression
freedom of religion
head scarf ban
laicism
secularism
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https://verfassungsblog.de/can-private-undertakings-hide-behind-religious-neutrality/
Verfassungsblog
2366-7044
Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
10.17176/20161006-090818
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10.17176/20161006-090818
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