Advancing Economic and Social Rights, Including Education in the Context of European Minorities—2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-87
Author(s):  
Mariya Riekkinen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
International Treaty ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Right ◽  
Diversity In Education ◽  
Rights Issues

This article reviews international developments which took place in 2019 with a focus on economic and social rights of members of European minorities, including the right to education. The developments are reviewed based on the practice of the UN, CoE, as well as EU organizations and their bodies whose activities relate to human rights issues. This review also covers the documents of the said bodies adopted in 2018 yet having remained non- promulgated until 2019. In a nutshell, probably the most significant developments— in terms not only of the greater number of cases resolved but also of new rules proclaimed— occurred within the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). In particular, the ECtHR used the notion of ‘institutional racism’ in connection with police violence against Roma individuals in the case Lingurar v. Romania. The Court also articulated an extremely limited ratione materiae right to obtaining psychiatric treatment in a minority language in Rooman v. Belgium. Advancements include developments at unesco which adopted the first- ever international treaty on higher education and continued efforts in approximating diversity in education by elaborating on multi- language education.

The European Court of Human Rights: Catan and Others v. Moldova and Russia

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Arno Hessbruegge
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Grand Chamber ◽  
The Right

On October 19, 2012, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled that policies pursued by de facto authorities in the Transdniestrian region of the Republic of Moldova aimed at suppressing Moldovan-language education violated the right to education of the affected children and their parents. The Court held Russia responsible for these violations by virtue of the continued vital support Russia provides to the de facto authorities. Meanwhile, the Court found Moldova to have complied with residual human rights obligations it retained, despite lacking effective control over Transdniestria. This important judgment develops the jurisprudence of the Court in relation to human rights violations arising from conduct of de facto authorities. However, it does not fully clarify the standards the Court applies in attributing their conduct to third states.

scholarly journals Collective Action Right as a Basic Human Right

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (s2) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Pir Ali Kaya ◽  
Ceyhun Güler
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Political Field ◽  
European Court ◽  
Social Interests ◽  
The Right

Abstract According to The European Social Charter, the European Convention on Human Rights, the ILO Conventions, the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, the decisions of the European Social Rights Committee and the ILO supervisory bodies, the right to collective action is a democratic right that aims to protect and correct the economic and social interests of workers in the workplace or in another place appropriate for the purpose of action. The above-mentioned institutions accept the right to collective action as a fundamental human right. According to the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, the right to collective action is regarded as a democratic right, including strike. In particular, the right to collective action is being used as a resistance mechanism against new working relations, which are imposed on working conditions, right to work and the right to organize. However, the tendency of this right to political field, leads to some debate about the legality of the right to collective action. In this context, In the decision of the European Court of Human Rights, the ILO's supervisory bodies and the European Committee on Social Rights, it is emphasized that collective action rights should be a basic human right. In this study, the legal basis of the right to collective action will be discussed in accordance with the decisions and requirements of the European Court of Human Rights and the decisions of the ILO supervisory bodies.

scholarly journals Legal Regulation of Relations in the Field of Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9035-9038
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
Education Legislation ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Right

The article analyzes the specifics of ensuring the protection of the right to education in case-law decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The authors have found that there are problems in the current education systems both in Europe and Russia. These problems are solved in accordance with the case law created by the European Court of Human Rights making decisions to ensure the right to education. The authors have noted the main violations committed by governments or governmental bodies in its implementation. The authors have shown the correspondence of the norms of national education legislation of a number of European countries to the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. In this regard, the authors have concluded that today, the right to education in European states is not always respected due to migration policy and in the future, relations in this area will deteriorate.

THE BOUNDARIES PROBLEM OF THE 1950 EUROPEAN CONVENTION DYNAMIC INTERPRETATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE EXAMPLE OF ENSURING THE SOCIAL RIGHTS OF CONVICTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-125
Author(s):  
Andrew Yu. KLYUCHNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Dynamic Interpretation ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an instrument for the dynamic development of the human rights system in the member states of the European Council. Such an active formation of the latter is due to the activities of the European Court of Human Rights. However, the case-law of the court is not always accepted in national jurisdictions, especially when it comes to the most sensitive areas of life in modern societies. As the goal of the research, the author sets out the identification of the current approach of this international court to the problem of social rights of convicts, especially in the context of ensuring their social rights. The material for the research was the case-law of the ECHR on the social rights of citizens - with special attention to the rights of persons in places of isolation from society, the legal positions of domestic researchers on the problem posed. The author uses traditional research methods - general scientific and special, with an emphasis on historical, social and legal methods. The paper describes the stages of the international soft law sources formation on penitentiary rules and the impact on this of the ECHR practice in the context of the discrimination standarts prohibition regarding the right of ownership and violation of the forced (compulsory) labor prohibition. A common European standard “the right of a convicted person to retire” has not yet been developed, which has been confirmed in the practice of the ECHR. This decision is due to the need to maintain the effectiveness of the entire convention system, the policy of compromises with states. Through the dynamic interpretation of the ECHR, this right is recognized as an element of the convention rights protection, the convict should be granted an increasing amount of social rights.

scholarly journals Crisis económica y derechos humanos. Una nota de jurisprudencia

2015 ◽  
pp. 399
Author(s):  
Luis López Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Complete Separation ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Right

En estrecha conexión con la crisis económica, se ha presentado un considerable número de demandas ante el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos solicitando la protección de derechos económicos y sociales. Aún cuando el Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos se ocupa de los llamados derechos «de la primera generación», la jurisprudencia del Tribunal, a partir de Airey c. Irlanda ha mantenido que no existe una completa separación entre derechos civiles y derechos sociales. Aplicando esta jurisprudencia, el Tribunal, en los últimos años, ha emitido diversas sentencias en que se considera que los derechos del Convenio también imponen obligaciones a los estados en materias de relevancia económica y social, como la cuantía de las pensiones, el derecho a la vivienda familiar o el tratamiento de los inmigrantes.Closely related to the economic crisis, a considerable number of requests for protection of economic and social rights have been filed at the European Court of Human Rights. Although the European Convention on Human Rights addresses the so-called «first generation» rights, Court case law since Airey vs. Ireland has maintained that a complete separation of civil and social rights cannot be made. In applying that case law, over the last few years the Court has issued several judgments underscoring that Convention rights also impose obligations on the States in matters of economic and social relevance, such as the amount of pensions, the right to a family home or the treatment of immigrants.

scholarly journals Socialinės teisės Europos žmogaus teisių teismo praktikoje

Teisė ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Danutė Jočienė
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Rights Issues

The present Article deals with the question of interpretation of social rights in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (thereafter – the Court)1. In the article the Author analyses the social rights’ issues under the European Convention on Human Rights and their interpretation given by the European Court of Human Rights. Social rights were not included into the text of the Convention adopted in 1950. Nevertheless, the Court has opened the door for a new interpretation of human rights enshrined in the Convention taking into account the social issues of the rights involved and setting up new tenden­cies for their full and effective implementation at international and national levels. Different social rights’ issues, arising in the applications submitted to the Court, especially in the last years, raise the discussion whether exclusion of social rights can still be regarded as legitimate and where there is already a need to include expressly the social rights into the text of the Convention or, whether, the protection of social rights is sufficient under the provisions of the European Social Charter and under the broader interpreta­tion of such rights provided for by the European Court of Human Rights. Straipsnyje analizuojama socialinių teisių aiškinimo ir taikymo klausimai Europos žmogaus teisių teismo praktikoje. Pažymėtina, kad socialinės teisės nebuvo įtrauktos į Europos žmogaus teisių konvencijos teks­tą, priimtą 1950 m., todėl peticijos dėl socialinių teisių gynimo buvo atmetamos kaip nesuderinamos su Konvencijos nuostatomis. Ilgainiui, vykstant socialiniams pokyčiams ir plečiantis teisių, numatytų Kon­vencijoje, aiškinimo ir taikymo riboms, Europos žmogaus teisių teismas ėmė aiškinti Konvencijoje numa­tytas teises plačiau, apimdamas ir atitinkamus socialinių teisių aspektus. Straipsnyje taip pat keliamas klausimas, į kurį kol kas negalima rasti vienintelio atsakymo, ar ne laikas būtų aiškiai įtraukti socialinių teisių kategoriją į Europos žmogaus teisių konvencijoje numatytų teisių sąrašą, ar vis dėlto užtenka Teis­mo plečiamo aiškinimo šių teisių atžvilgiu bei Europos socialinės chartijos nuostatų.

scholarly journals THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION: CASE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 128-132
Author(s):  
V.O. Pankratova ◽  
◽  
S.A. Lubenez ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals Normative Provision of the Right to Liberty and Integrity of the Person in the Light of International and National Legislation

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
В. В. Абламська
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Member State ◽  
International Treaty ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
European Court ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Right ◽  
Legal Mechanism

The normative provision of the right to liberty and integrity of the person in the light of international and national legislation has been studied. The provisions of generally recognized international legal acts guaranteeing the right to liberty and integrity of the person have been provided. At the same time, there are also convention regulations, which provide cases of possible restriction of the researched right, and we note that such a right is not absolute in this regard. It has been determined that the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine, which regulate the right to liberty and integrity of the person, comply with international legal acts. Particular attention has been paid to the analysis of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, which emphasize the importance of this right, especially in the context of interpreting the requirements of the Art.. 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 1950. In this regard, it has been emphasized that any restriction of the right to liberty and integrity of the person must comply with the provisions of paragraph 1 of the Art. 5 of the said Convention and in no case go beyond its limits, i.e. to be consistent with its purposes (objective). In case of the violation of this right, a person can apply for the protection of his violated rights to the European Court of Human Rights. Taking into account scientific points of view, analysis of the relevant provisions of international and legal acts and national legislation, the author has clarified that the right to liberty and integrity of the person is a natural, inalienable and fundamental right of every human being. In this regard, each Member State, having ratified an international treaty guaranteeing the right to liberty and integrity of the person, is obliged to establish an effective legal mechanism for the protection of such a right in national law.

scholarly journals Right to Education under European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-115
Author(s):  
Sheeba Pillai
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
European Court ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Right

Right to education is one of the most important human rights and has been widely so acknowledged in several international and regional documents related to human rights. These documents have defined the right in an elaborate manner placing a lot of emphasis on compulsory elementary education and thereby making it obligatory on the states to provide the same and also guarantee equality of accessibility of education at higher levels. The European Convention on Human Rights 1950 has guaranteed the right to education in Article 2 of Protocol 1.Unlike the International Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 or the other regional documents, the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 has not defined the right to education in an elaborate manner, in the document. Thus, the burden of making the right to education more resourceful fell largely upon the shoulders of the enforcement mechanism, they being European Court and European Commission of Human Rights, both constituted by the Convention. This article makes an analysis of the right to education as interpreted by these two authorities.

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