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SAS v. France: Ban on covering face in public not a violation of ECHR

In SAS v France [2014] ECHR No. 43835/11 the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR has held by a majority [Nussberger and Jäderblom JJ dissenting] that the French law prohibiting the concealment of one’s face in public places (Law no. 2010-1192 of 11 October 2010)…