Les signes religieux au coeur d’un bras de fer: la saga Singh (Com. D.H., Shingara Mann Singh c. France, 19 juillet 2013)

Article by Emmanuelle Bribosia (2014)

BRIBOSIA, E., CACERES, G., et RORIVE, I., “Les signes religieux au coeur d’un bras de fer: la saga Singh (Com. D.H., Shingara Mann Singh c. France, 19 juillet 2013)”, in Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, Avril 2014,  pp. 495-513.

With the observations of the Human Rights Committee in the case of Shingara Mann Singh v France of 19 July 2013, history appears to repeat itself. Does the divide between the case law of the Committee and the European Court of Human Rights concerning restrictions of wearings religious signs continue to widen? Putting these lines of case law into context allows us to confront the reality of a fragmented human rights law that exists at multiple levels.