Accommodating religious minorities before the EU Court of Justice

Any standing for non-governmental organizations and legal entities?

Abstract

This article examines the case law of the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) on religious minorities to determine whether NGOs and legal entities contribute to the strengthening of minority rights under EU law. Through an analysis of the case law on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf, it criticizes the poor relevance of outside parties. It advocates for the revision of the Court of Justice’s practice to widen the chances for intermediate actors’ access to justice, and it calls for revision of the jurisprudence that includes and protects the principle of equality as diversity.