France goes a step further: bans the veil for female lawyers in court
The Council of State confirms the regulation preventing lawyers from wearing religious symbols during their interventions in court.
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On 3 March 2025, the French Council of State has validated The ban on the veil for female lawyers when they appear in court.. The portal has reported it. Bloody.net, citing the court decision that supports the rule of the National Council of Bars and Law Societies (CNB), in force since September 2023.
The CNB's central argument is the need to guarantee the neutrality of the judicial system. In this regard, the presence of visible religious symbols—whether a headscarf, a cross or any other emblem—is interpreted as a possible interference with the perception of impartiality in the administration of justice.
Muslim women lawyers They criticise the decision
Various Muslim women lawyers have denounced that the measure constitutes a violation of rights. and an indirect discrimination, as it particularly affects Muslim women who wear the hijab. Some voices consider it another step towards excluding this group from certain spaces of public representation.
“They tell us we have the right to practise as lawyers, but not as we are. We are asked to choose between our profession and our identity.”t", a lawyer for the affected party stated in comments reported by French media.
The decision is set within a broader context in which France maintains a strict policy of laïcité, which defends a clear separation between religion and public institutions. However, Every new regulation concerning the visibility of Islam sparks debate., especially among human rights defenders and progressive sectors who warn about institutional Islamophobia.
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