Abstract The authors aim to explore how human rights are implemented and interpreted in the context of ‘burkini’ policies in local public swimming pools. They will analyse four case studies in Flanders based on the involved actors, factors that influence the process, and the actors’ human rights understanding. It will be found that external actors mainly play a role in initiating discussions on the ‘burkini’. Occasionally, their requests seem to be inspired by or couched in human rights terms. During the decision-making phase, local politicians and civil servants are the ones involved. One of the factors that seem crucial for the interpretation of human rights are the personal beliefs of an individual. It will be argued that a human rights framework, whether in the legal or moral sense, may not necessarily offer much concrete guidance to local authorities on how to determine desirable outcomes regarding this issue. Nevertheless, applying a human rights approach could lead to more inclusion of Muslim women’s voices in the discussion, thereby limiting the impact of personal convictions on human rights interpretation. Lastly, it will be noted that lifeguards may impact human rights implementation in practice by deviating from official policy due to its apparent unfairness.

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当地游泳池作为权利争夺空间——比利时当地公共游泳池“布基尼”政策分析

摘要 作者旨在探讨如何在当地公共游泳池的“布基尼”政策背景下实施和解释人权。他们将根据所涉及的行为者、影响过程的因素以及行为者的人权理解来分析法兰德斯的四个案例研究。将发现外部参与者主要在发起关于“布基尼”的讨论中发挥作用。有时，他们的要求似乎受到人权条款的启发或表达。在决策阶段，当地政治家和公务员是参与其中的人。对人权的解释似乎至关重要的因素之一是个人的个人信仰。有人会争辩说，人权框架，无论是在法律还是道德意义上，可能不一定就如何确定有关该问题的理想结果向地方当局提供太多具体指导。然而，采用人权方法可能会导致更多穆斯林妇女的声音参与讨论，从而限制个人信念对人权解释的影响。最后，需要注意的是，救生员可能会因其明显的不公平性而偏离官方政策，从而影响实践中的人权实施。