Recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the violation of Article 14 of the Convention and the status of cases against Romania Cover Image

Jurisprudența recentă a Curții Europene a Drepturilor Omului privind încălcarea articolului 14 din Convenție și stadiul cauzelor împotriva României
Recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the violation of Article 14 of the Convention and the status of cases against Romania

Author(s): Dezideriu Gergely
Subject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation, Court case
Published by: Centrul de Studii Internationale
Keywords: direct discrimination; indirect discrimination; harassment; European Court of Human Rights; jurisprudence; Article 14;

Summary/Abstract: This article provides an overview of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, in particular finding Article 14 violations of the Convention. Starting from the jurisprudential landmark cases regarding the interpretation of the notion of discrimination, it analyses, in a comparative plan, the forms of discrimination recognized in terms of European legislation and reflected in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights: direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and instruction to discriminate, multiple discrimination and discrimination by association.The table of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the last two years is elaborated graphically and presented in detail as per cases where a violation of Article 14 of the Convention has been found in the case of Romania, consistent with the execution of judgments and the state of the supervision process in all these cases. Relevant aspects are pointed out where Romania must resolve pending issues within the terms provided by the Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments.Finally, a selective summary of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights adopted between January and June 2021 are outlined, summarizing the most important aspects of the jurisprudence, for are of non-discrimination.

  • Issue Year: 17/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-34
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Romanian