Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) No violation of Art. 3; No violation of Art. 9; No violation of P1-2; Violation of Art. 13+P1-2; Violation of Art. 13+9; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient; Costs and expenses partial award – Convention proceedings
A child was punished by her school for refusing to attend a National Day parade in contravention of her beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness, to which her parents were also party.
Held: The application failed. Article 9 did not confer a right to exemption from disciplinary rules which applied generally and in a neutral manner and there had been no interference with the child’s right to freedom to manifest her religion or belief.
Citations:
21787/93, [1996] ECHR 72, (1996) 24 EHRR 294, [1996] ECHR 72
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 9
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – Regina (K) v Newham London Borough Council and Another QBD 19-Feb-2002
Parents applied for secondary school places, indicating three single sex schools. This was from a clear religious conviction. The local authority allocated another place, without giving reasons, but did provide a pamphlet setting out its policy, . .
Cited – Begum (otherwise SB), Regina (on the Application of) v Denbigh High School HL 22-Mar-2006
The student, a Muslim wished to wear a full Islamic dress, the jilbab, but this was not consistent with the school’s uniform policy. She complained that this interfered with her right to express her religion.
Held: The school’s appeal . .
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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Human Rights
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.165480
