5 cases

Prohibition of discrimination

Debates about applying the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination to acts of public authority.

Different outcomes

Participation of headscarved lawyers in judicial proceedings

Lawful87.9%

Unlawful12.1%

46 Opinions

Public-service headscarf freedom and the 2013 dress regulation

Lawful94.7%

Unlawful5.3%

20 Opinions

Removal of the Student Oath and Council of State process

Lawful59.4%

Unlawful40.6%

22 Opinions

Indefinite poverty alimony and the Constitutional Court annulment

Unlawful60.0%

Lawful40.0%

23 Opinions

Participation of headscarved lawyers in judicial proceedings

Was the Council of State decision enabling headscarved lawyers to participate in judicial activities lawful?

Public-service headscarf freedom and the 2013 dress regulation

Was removing the public-service headscarf ban through the 2013 dress-regulation amendment lawful?

Removal of the Student Oath and Council of State process

Was the Council of State's finding that removing the Student Oath was lawful itself lawful?

Indefinite poverty alimony and the Constitutional Court annulment

Was the Constitutional Court's annulment of the phrase allowing poverty alimony to be requested indefinitely lawful?

Short decision issued; reasoned judgment pending

2008 university headscarf constitutional amendment and Constitutional Court annulment

Was the Constitutional Court's annulment of the 5735 university-headscarf constitutional amendment lawful?