The constitutional principle of secularism: a kaleidoscope of rules and values

Misunderstandings and conflicts of interpretation surrounding the principle of secularism have been accumulating for decades. The very contours of this principle are becoming increasingly blurred. To clear up the confusion, Gwénaële Calvès suggests returning to the law: what does it say about secularism? What resources does it offer to help us better understand the issues at stake in our contemporary debates on freedom, equality, and "living together"?

Gwénaële Calvès is a professor of public law at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. Her work focuses on non-discrimination law, freedom of expression, and secularism. She has published Territoires disputés de la laïcité. 44 questions (plus ou moins) épineuses (PUF, 2018) and La laïcité (La Découverte, 2022).

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