European Court of Human Rights
Some of the key events about European Court of Human Rights
- 1959The European Court of Human Rights was officially established
- 1959Delayed implementation of its jurisdiction, limiting access to justice for individuals
- 1975The Court ruled that corporal punishment in schools violated human rights
- 1975Ruled against decriminalizing homosexuality in Northern Ireland, upholding discriminatory laws
- 1978Failed to find a violation in a case of corporal punishment in schools, allowing the practice to continue
- 1981The Court declared that criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting adults violated the right to privacy
- 1981Dismissed a case challenging the UK's ban on trade unions at GCHQ, limiting workers' rights
- 1986Ruled that the UK's interception of communications did not violate privacy rights, setting a concerning precedent
- 1989The Court ruled that the UK's blanket ban on prisoners voting was unlawful
- 1995The Court held that freedom of expression protects offensive and shocking speech
- 1998Decided that the UK's "shoot to kill" policy in Northern Ireland did not violate the right to life
- 2001Ruled that the UK's detention of suspected terrorists without trial was lawful, raising human rights concerns
- 2002The Court ruled that the UK's blanket ban on transgender people changing their legal gender violated human rights
- 2005The Court ruled that Turkey's headscarf ban in universities violated religious freedom
- 2005Allowed Turkey to maintain its ban on Islamic headscarves in universities, limiting religious freedom
- 2007Failed to find a violation in a case of extraordinary rendition, tacitly permitting the practice
- 2010The Court ruled that the display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms did not violate religious freedom
- 2011Ruled that crucifixes could remain in Italian classrooms, potentially compromising secular education
- 2014The Court ruled that mass surveillance programs violate the right to privacy
- 2020The Court ruled that climate change impacts human rights and governments have a duty to combat it
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