Nationalism, Secularism and Liberal Neutrality: The Danish Case of Judges and Religious Symbols

In 2009, a law was passed in the Danish parliament, according to which judges cannot wear religious symbols in courts of law. First, I trace the development of this legislation from resistance to Muslim religious practices on the nationalist right to ideas in mainstream Danish politics about secular...

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Main Author: Nils Holtug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Montréal 2011-11-01
Series:Les Ateliers de l’Ethique
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Online Access:http://www.erudit.org/revue/ateliers/2011/v6/n2/1008034ar.pdf