A critique of the prohibitions on Islamic veils using the liberal theory of John Locke

Date

5-2016

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Nicolo M. Masakayan

Abstract

There are laws which ban and restrict the use of Islamic veils for the reasons of securing safety, promoting equality, maintaining secularism, and eschewing indoctrination. However, this thesis aims to argue that these laws are unjustifiable using the framework of John Locke's liberal theory which is founded on the concept of inalienable natural rights and the role of civil government in protecting rights and promoting the public good. This thesis shall analyze the arguments for advancing such laws, expose their flaws and misapprehensions, explain how these laws result to detrimental consequences, and promote discrimination and oppression towards Muslim women. This thesis aims to challenge the current standards of creating just laws and uphold the maxim that laws are intended to enlarge freedom, not restrict it.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2016 P5 /B58

Document Type

Thesis

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