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Marie-Claire Foblets and Katayoun Alidadi (published in BELIEF, LAW AND POLITICS. WHAT FUTURE FOR... more Marie-Claire Foblets and Katayoun Alidadi
(published in BELIEF, LAW AND POLITICS. WHAT FUTURE FOR A SECULAR EUROPE? (Ashgate, 2014))
Reasonable accommodations, a concept first introduced in the United States in the context of reli... more Reasonable accommodations, a concept first introduced in the United States in the context of religious
employment discrimination, is an established right for persons with disabilities under both international
and EU law. The question whether to extend a similar right for reasons of religion or belief has generated
much debate and controversy in a number of Member States. Some scholars have questioned the
appropriateness and feasibility of strengthening religious rights in the European context in light of various
cases involving “clashing rights” scenarios. Yet, in light of the existing primary legal instruments aiming
to protect and include employees from increasingly diverse religious backgrounds in the European
workplace, the concept of reasonable accommodations has various merits. This article discusses this
“added value” by comparing a right to reasonable accommodations to the legal tools of human rights
and EU non-discrimination law, and it considers the perspective offered by “deep equality” scholars in
Canada, who argue for moving beyond accommodation.
Marie-Claire Foblets and Katayoun Alidadi (published in BELIEF, LAW AND POLITICS. WHAT FUTURE FOR... more Marie-Claire Foblets and Katayoun Alidadi
(published in BELIEF, LAW AND POLITICS. WHAT FUTURE FOR A SECULAR EUROPE? (Ashgate, 2014))
Reasonable accommodations, a concept first introduced in the United States in the context of reli... more Reasonable accommodations, a concept first introduced in the United States in the context of religious
employment discrimination, is an established right for persons with disabilities under both international
and EU law. The question whether to extend a similar right for reasons of religion or belief has generated
much debate and controversy in a number of Member States. Some scholars have questioned the
appropriateness and feasibility of strengthening religious rights in the European context in light of various
cases involving “clashing rights” scenarios. Yet, in light of the existing primary legal instruments aiming
to protect and include employees from increasingly diverse religious backgrounds in the European
workplace, the concept of reasonable accommodations has various merits. This article discusses this
“added value” by comparing a right to reasonable accommodations to the legal tools of human rights
and EU non-discrimination law, and it considers the perspective offered by “deep equality” scholars in
Canada, who argue for moving beyond accommodation.