Postanowienie Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka z dnia 9 listopada 2021 r., Hermina Geertruida de Wilde v. Netherlands, skarga nr 9476/19
Decision European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), 9 November 2021, Hermina Geertruida de Wilde v. Netherlands, Application no. 9476/19
Contributor(s): Daria Bębeniec (Translator)Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, EU-Legislation, Court case
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Article 9 ECHR; religion or belief; Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster; pastafarianism
Summary/Abstract: The present text is a translation of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights of 9 November 2021 in De Wilde v. the Netherlands (Application no. 9476/19). The applicant identified herself as a follower of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and complained that by refusing to issue a new identity card and driving license showing her with a colander on her head, the public authorities in the Netherlands had violated Article 9 (freedom of thought, conscience and religion) both taken alone and read in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights. However, the Tribunal declared the application inadmissible and agreed with the domestic authorities in finding that pastafarianism cannot be considered a “religion” or “belief” within the meaning of Article 9 of the Convention.
Journal: Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 367-389
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish