Marking a Muslim Inmate’s Cell Door With “M” to Signify Pork-Free Diet Does Not Constitute a Violation of His Negative Freedom of Religion
by Adina Müller
Question(s) at stake
Whether marking the prison cell door of a Muslim inmate with the letter M – which stands for Muslim and is meant to denote that the inmate consumes pork-free food – violates the inmate’s right to negative freedom of religion.
Outcome of the ruling
A prison cell door marked with the letter M – which stands for Muslim and implies that the corresponding inmate’s diet is restricted to pork-free food – does not constitute an infringement on the right to negative freedom of religion.
Country:
Official citation
Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe, Decision of 15 February 2018, 2 Ws 1/18 (OLG Karlsruhe, Beschluss vom 15 Februar 2018, 2 Ws 1/18)
Topic(s)
Keywords:
Dietary regimes Institutional / Organizational aspects Legal toolbox Non-discrimination Rights and freedoms Freedom of thought, conscience and religion Detention