In the above case the European Court found Turkey in breach of Article II of Protocol 1 (The Right to Education). The exemption procedure from Religious education classes in Turkish schools was an inappropriate means of ensuring respect for minorities. “75. The Court notes that, according to the Government, this ...
Folgero v Norway 29th June 2007 at the European Court of Human Rights is one of the leading cases with regard to education and human rights. It has a particular significance in Ireland because the majority of schools here operate a religious integrated curriculum. Norwegian schools operated under what they ...
The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that Italian State schools may display crucifixes on classroom walls, overturning an earlier judgment to the contrary. Today’s judgment lays down many important points of human rights law in favour of secularism, and it leaves open the possibility of further legal challenges ...
This is an extract from a discussion paper written by the Irish Human Rights Commission about religious education and human rights. Atheist Ireland is preparing a response to this discussion paper, and we welcome your feedback on it. European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 35. Article 2 of Protocol 1 ...
This is an extract from a discussion paper written by the Irish Human Rights Commission about religious education and human rights. Atheist Ireland is preparing a response to this discussion paper, and we welcome your feedback on it. ECtHR decision in Lautsi v. Italy In Lautsi v. Italy19 the European ...
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