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`Islamic Headscarves' and the European Convention On Human Rights: an Intersectional Perspective

Anastasia Vakulenko

University of Dundee, UK

In this article, I analyse the legal construction of `Islamic headscarves' from the perspective of intersectionality, concentrating on the relevant jurisprudence under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). First, I explain the (updated) concept of intersectionality which provides my perspective for analysing the case-law. Second, I outline trends salient in earlier decisions (Karaduman and Dahlab). Third, I examine how these trends were developed in Sahin v Turkey, the most elaborate Strasbourg authority on the issue of headscarves so far. My analysis suggests that intersectionality was fragmented in the Sahin judgment, which is to a great extent due to the choice of Article 9 ECHR (right to freedom of religion) as the primary legal basis. I argue that this fragmentation is unsatisfactory. Finally, I suggest alternative, more `intersectionality-friendly', legal bases for a headscarf claim in the framework of the ECHR, and offer some thoughts as to how such an alternative argument might proceed.

Key Words: European Convention on Human Rights • European Court of Human Rights • gender equality • intersectionality • Islamic headscarves

Social & Legal Studies, Vol. 16, No. 2, 183-199 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0964663907076527
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