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Legal Terms - liberty of thought, conscience, and religion
A right delineated in Article 9 of the *European Convention on Human Rights and the *Human Rights Act 1998. Freedom of thought is an unequivocal right, whereas the ability to express one's beliefs or religion is a conditional right. The right to proselytize is safeguarded by the Convention (Kokkinakis v Greece (App number 14307/88) [1993] ECHR 20). In Eweida and Others v the United Kingdom (App no 48420/10) ECHR 15 January 2013, the European Court of Human Rights evaluated whether UK law sufficiently safeguarded the applicant's right to express her religion by wearing a Christian cross on a chain around her neck. The Court concluded that her suspension from British Airways was disproportionate, asserting that the availability of resignation does not inherently undermine a claim of religious discrimination in the workplace.
A right delineated in Article 9 of the *European Convention on Human Rights and the *Human Rights Act 1998. Freedom of thought is an unequivocal right, whereas the ability to express one's beliefs or religion is a conditional right. The right to proselytize is safeguarded by the Convention (Kokkinakis v Greece (App number 14307/88) [1993] ECHR 20). In Eweida and Others v the United Kingdom (App no 48420/10) ECHR 15 January 2013, the European Court of Human Rights evaluated whether UK law sufficiently safeguarded the applicant's right to express her religion by wearing a Christian cross on a chain around her neck. The Court concluded that her suspension from British Airways was disproportionate, asserting that the availability of resignation does not inherently undermine a claim of religious discrimination in the workplace.
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