Religious rights to wear headscarf: Indonesian and Malaysian’s Constitutional Court’s perspective

• Main Authors: Adhani, Hani, Rachminawati, Rachminawati, Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78497/37/78497%20Religious%20Rights%20to%20Wear%20Headscarf.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78497/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

A modern constitution safeguards human rights. Although the views on human rights in each country are different, it has been generally agreed that one of the rights is freedom of religion. Accordingly, the Indonesian Constitution (UUD 1945) proclaims freedom of religion in Article 28E which states,...