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Perpetuating Anti-Muslim Discrimination through the Interpretation of Religious Equality in the European Court of Human Rights

Pier-Luc Dupont Picard Orcid Logo

Journal of Muslims in Europe, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 27 - 46

Swansea University Author: Pier-Luc Dupont Picard Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1163/22117954-12341343

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Faced with widespread prejudice and discrimination, European Muslims are increasingly resorting to the European Court of Human Rights as a last-ditch strategy to transform state policies toward minority faiths. While the Court has a mandate to protect religious freedom and equality, the conservative...

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Published in: Journal of Muslims in Europe
ISSN: 2211-792X 2211-7954
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2018
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