Stephanie Berry
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Stephanie Berry is a Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the University of Sussex, where she is Co-Director of the Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research and Convenor of the LLM in International Human Rights Law.
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The UN Human Rights Committee Disagrees with the European Court of Human Rights Again: The Right to Manifest Religion by Wearing a Burqa
January 3, 2019
Stephanie Berry
It is perhaps unsurprising to observers of the UN Human Rights Committee’s (HRC) jurisprudence that in the recent decisions of Yaker v France and Hebbadi v France, the HRC came to the opposite conclusion to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the compatibility of the so-called ‘French burqa ban’ with the right to manifest religion.
SAS v France: Does Anything Remain of the Right to Manifest Religion?
July 2, 2014
Stephanie Berry
The finding by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in SAS v France that the so-called ‘French burqa ban’ did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) will not surprise many in the field of human rights. However, the judgment itself contains a number of developments and departures from the Court’s previous jurisprudence that…
Eroding Religious Freedom Step by Step: France and the Baby Loup Case
July 1, 2014
Stephanie Berry
Last Wednesday, the French Cour de Cassation (pictured left), in the Baby Loup case, permitted yet another restriction to be placed on the right to manifest religion in France. The applicant had been fired from her job at Baby Loup, a private crèche and nursery, for violating the organisation’s rules of procedure. By wearing…
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The UN Human Rights Committee Disagrees with the European Court of Human Rights Again: The Right to Manifest Religion by Wearing a Burqa
January 3, 2019
Stephanie Berry
It is perhaps unsurprising to observers of the UN Human Rights Committee’s (HRC) jurisprudence that in the recent decisions of Yaker v France and Hebbadi v France, the HRC came to the opposite conclusion to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the compatibility of the so-called ‘French burqa ban’ with the right to manifest religion.
SAS v France: Does Anything Remain of the Right to Manifest Religion?
July 2, 2014
Stephanie Berry
The finding by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in SAS v France that the so-called ‘French burqa ban’ did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) will not surprise many in the field of human rights. However, the judgment itself contains a number of developments and departures from the Court’s previous jurisprudence that…
Freedom of Religion and Religious Symbols: Same Right – Different Interpretation?
October 10, 2013
Stephanie Berry
Stephanie E. Berry is Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Sussex. As the debate over the wearing of religious attire in State institutions in Western Europe has reignited over previous weeks, it is pertinent to consider the protection provided under international law to those who wish to exercise this element…