THE PRESENCE OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AND CLOTHING IN THE PRE-UNIVERSITY AND ACADEMIC SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. THE JURISPRUDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
THE PRESENCE OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AND CLOTHING IN THE PRE-UNIVERSITY AND ACADEMIC SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. THE JURISPRUDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Summary/Abstract: Looking around us, in an extremely mobile world under the generous umbrella of globalization, we can easily notice that the sensitive issues related to religious beliefs and their manifestations have posed genuine challenges to states while attempting to shape the place of religion in modern pluralistic societies.In this context, the presence of religious symbols and clothing (Islamic veil, burqa, niqab, crucifix etc.) in the pre-university and academic school environment has prompted, for several years, significant debates in various European countries. The European Court of Human Rights is empowered to verify the extent to which a fair balance is ensured between the fundamental right of the individual to religious freedom in active manifestations, on the one hand, and state policy, on the other hand, in an increasingly heterogeneous religious landscape.

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