Geneva's burkini ban in pools provisionally suspended

For the time being, bathers are still permitted to wear full-body swimwear and burkinis at public swimming pools in the canton of Geneva. The Geneva courts have provisionally suspended the ban. The Constitutional Chamber of the Geneva Court of Justice granted suspensive effect to the appeal lodged by the “Coordination for Inclusive Swimming” and suspended the regulation pending a decision on the merits of the case. This move is intended to ensure access to the swimming pools during the summer,…