Dominic McGoldrick is Professor of Public International Law and Director of the International and European Law Unit, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool.

• 1 Human Rights and Religion: the Challenge of the Islamic Headscarf-Hijab2 The Islamic Headscarf Debate in France3 Comparative State Practice: Germany4 Comparative State Practice: Switzerland5 Comparative State Practice: Turkey6 Comparative State Practice: United Kingdom7 Comparative State Practice: Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Other European States8 Comparative State Practice: Non-European States9 Applying International Human Rights Standards to the Headscarf-Hijab10 Wider Perspectives on the Headscarf-Hijab

The study us well written, superbly researched, timely, hugely informative, accessible and interesting. Urfan Khaliq International Journal on Minority and Group Rights Volume 15, 2008 ...an interesting and timely text...an excellent reference point for anyone interested in the issue, as it draws on an impressive variety of sources...the book's encyclopaedic breadth is remarkable and will be of much appeal to legal academics and practitioners alike. Anastasia Vakulenko Scolag Legal Journal, Issue 350 Dec 06 Dominic McGoldrick, while justifiably devoting substantial space to France, which has experienced the greatest problems, breaks new ground not only by providing an eminently useful European survey of the subject but also encompassing aspiring European Union member Turkey and several non-European states besides...the book is packed with interesting material clearly presented for the lay reader. The author brings to bear a degree of linguistic and legal precision often lacking from the participants' arguments. Malcolm Crook Times Higher Education Supplement March 2007 This book offers a luminous and sober analysis, based on applicable principles of international human rights law. The Commonwealth Lawyer Vol. 16, No. 2, August 2007 Pulling together so much information from so many different jurisdictions was no doubt a huge task and one for which McGoldrick is to be commended...McGoldrick demonstrates that this is a fascinating subject for a perfectly rational religious, political and legal debate. Jago Russell European Human Rights Law Review 2007, 5