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35 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 217 (2012)
Face-Veil Bans and Anti-Mask Laws: State Interests and the Right to Cover the Face

handle is hein.journals/hasint35 and id is 225 raw text is: Face-Veil Bans and Anti-Mask Laws: State Interests and the Right to Cover the Face By EVAN DARWIN WINET* ... because certain individuals need to conceal their identities in order to speak publicly, the anonymity provided by their masks is inextricably intertwined with their right to free speech. -Stephen J. Simoni' Covering one's face from the view of others is a way of protecting one's anonymity. The right to anonymity, if there is such a right, is closely linked to the right of privacy that is guaranteed by the French civil code and by the European Convention on Human Rights. On public streets or in an outdoor market, one's anonymity enjoys legal protection from photographers. Other than permitting identification, there would appear to be no legitimate public interest in compelling people to expose their faces. -Ronald Sokol2 I. Introduction In the new millennium, a series of nations have advanced legislation banning the wearing of face-veils. France and Belgium * J.D. Candidate, 2012, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Ph.D. in Drama and the Humanities, Stanford University, 2001. The author has published previously on the subject of modern theatre in the Islamic world, especially in Indonesia. 1. Stephen J. Simoni, Who Goes There?-Proposing a Model Anti-Mask Act, 61 FORDHAM L. REV. 241, 251 (1992). 2. Ronald Sokol, My Burqa Is None of Your Business, N.Y. TIMES, July 2, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/opinion/03iht-edsokol.html. 217

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