Buchholz v Germany: ECHR 6 May 1981

The ECHR did not apply to rights determined by a constitutional court because of their constitutional nature.

Citations:

7759/77, [1981] ECHR 2, (1981) 3 EHRR 597

Links:

Worldlii, Bailii

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights 6

Cited by:

Not FollowedDeumeland v Germany ECHR 29-May-1986
Although the Constitutional Court had no jurisdiction to rule on the merits of the dispute, its decision was ‘capable of affecting the outcome of the claim’.
The court considered a widow’s supplementary pension arising from her husband’s death . .
CitedG, Regina (on The Application of) v X School SC 29-Jun-2011
The claimant was employed as a teaching assistant. He was suspended after allegations of sexual misbehaviour with boy at the school. He refused to take part in the disciplinary proceedings until the police investigation was concluded. A decision was . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Human Rights, Constitutional

Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.164897