Roma Students’ Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Czech Republic
Legal depository - Country: Czech Republic / Body: European Court of Human Rights / Year: 2007
Participatory implementation of D.H. case promotes inclusion of Roma children in Czech schools In this case, applicants challenged the disproportionate classification of Roma school children in the Czech Republic as having special education needs as well as their segregation into schools for children with “Light Mental Disabilities”. The European...
Read MorePersons with Disabilities’ Right to Self-Determination in Bulgaria
Legal depository - Country: Bulgaria / Body: European Court of Human Rights / Year: 2012
Nature of the Case A Bulgarian individual challenged his indefinite and involuntary placement under partial guardianship and in a remote psychiatric institute, in degrading conditions. Summary Rusi Kosev Stanev was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1975 and declared unfit to work in 1990. In 2000, following a request from his...
Read MoreEqual treatment of nations and non-nationals in Austria
Legal depository - Country: Austria / Body: European Court of Human Rights / Year: 1996
Summary: The verdict in Gaygusuz versus Austria established an important case law regarding the equal treatment of nationals and non-nationals. Gaygusuz, a Turkish national, had come to Austria in 1973 and worked for almost a decade with some gaps when he went back to Turkey. He later applied for...
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