Freedom of Religion in the Workplace: The European Court of Human Rights Decisions on Applications Made by Muslim Appellants

Abstract The article analyses the case law of the European Court of Human Rights on accommodation of Islamic observances in the workplace. The author argues that the Court has not hitherto provided adequate incentives to the states party to the European Convention on Human Rights to accommodate the...

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Published in:Journal of Muslims in Europe
Main Author: Begović, Nedim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
KBA Western Europe
XA Law
Further subjects:B Islamic holidays
B Islamic observance
B European Court of Human Rights
B Freedom Of Religion
B Friday prayer
B Accommodation
B Workplace
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Summary:Abstract The article analyses the case law of the European Court of Human Rights on accommodation of Islamic observances in the workplace. The author argues that the Court has not hitherto provided adequate incentives to the states party to the European Convention on Human Rights to accommodate the religious needs of Muslim employees in the workplace. Given this finding, the author proposes that the accommodation of Islam in the workplace should, as a matter of priority, be provided within a national legal framework. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, this could be achieved through an instrument of contracting agreement between the state and the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
ISSN:2211-7954
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Muslims in Europe
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22117954-BJA10011