ECJ Opinion – Free Movement of Persons – Higher education Public health Numerus clausus Residence requirement Equal treatment Principle of non’discrimination Justifications
Sharpston AG said: ‘I take there to be direct discrimination when the category of those receiving a certain advantage and the category of those suffering a correlative disadvantage coincide exactly with the respective categories of persons distinguished only by applying a prohibited classification.’
Judges:
Sharpston AG
Citations:
C-73/08, [2009] EUECJ C-73/08 – O, [2010] 3 CMLR 559
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Jurisdiction:
European
Citing:
Applied – Schnorbus v Land Hessen ECJ 7-Dec-2000
ECJ Equal treatment for men and women – Rules on access to practical legal training in Land Hesse – Priority for applicants who have completed military or civilian service
Jacobs AG said: ‘The discrimination . .
Cited by:
Opinion – Bressol and Others, Chaverot and Others v Gouvernement de la Communaute francaise ECJ 13-Apr-2010
ECJ Citizenship of the Union Articles 18 and 21 TFEU Directive 2004/38/EC Article 24(1) Freedom to reside Principle of non-discrimination Access to higher education Nationals of a Member State moving to another . .
Cited – Patmalniece v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions SC 16-Mar-2011
The claimant challenged as incompatible with EU law, the Regulations which restricted the entitlement to state pension credit to those entitled to reside in the UK.
Held: The appeal failed (Majority). The conditions imposed by the Regulations . .
Cited – Bull and Another v Hall and Another SC 27-Nov-2013
The court was asked ‘Is it lawful for a Christian hotel keeper, who sincerely believes that sexual relations outside marriage are sinful, to refuse a double-bedded room to a same sex couple?’ The defendants (Mr and Mrs Bull) appealed against a . .
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Updated: 30 July 2022; Ref: scu.347508