‘The court reiterates its settled case-law that the expression ‘prescribed by law’ requires first that the impugned measure should have a basis in domestic law. It also refers to the quality of the law in question, requiring that it be accessible to the persons concerned and formulated with sufficient precision to enable them-if need be, with appropriate advice-to foresee, to a degree that is reasonable in the circumstances, the consequences which a given action may entail and to regulate their conduct (Gorzelik and Others v Poland (unreported) 17 February 2004 (Gorzelik), para 64)’
13007/02, [2006] ECHR 911, [2006] ELR 73
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights
Human Rights
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Cited – X, Regina (on the Application of) v Y School Admn 21-Feb-2007
The court was asked whether a school was entitled to refuse to allow a Muslim girl to wear the niqab full face veil at school. The reasons were ‘first educational factors resulting from a teacher being unable to see the face of the girl with a . .
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Updated: 20 October 2021; Ref: scu.246604
