ORSUS AND OTHERS v. CROATIA / ECHR

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Date	16/03/2010
AppNr	15766/03
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	14; 14+P1-2; 41; 6; 6-1; P1-2
Violated / NonViolated	6-114P1-2

Conclusions:

Non-pecuniary damage - award
Preliminary objection dismissed
Violation of Art. 14+P1-2
Violation of Art. 6-1

Keywords:

(art. 14) discrimination
(art. 14) objective and reasonable justification
(art. 14) race
(art. 6) civil proceedings
(art. 6-1) reasonable time
(p1-2) right to education

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Selected for publication in Reports of Judgments and Decisions
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH
Application Number	15766/03
Importance Level	1
Represented by	EUROPEAN ROMA RIGHTS CENTER ; KUSAN L. ; GOLDSTON J.
Respondent State	Croatia
Date of Judgment	16/03/2010
	17/07/2008
Applicability	Article 6 applicable
Conclusion	Preliminary objection dismissed ; Violation of Art. 6-1 ; Violation of Art. 14+P1-2 ; Non-pecuniary damage - award
Articles	6 ; 6-1 ; 14 ; 14+P1-2 ; 41 ; P1-2
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Article 14 of the Constitution ; Section 62 of the Constitutional Court Act ; Section 67 of the Administrative Disputes Act ; Sections 2 and 3 of the Primary Education Act
Strasbourg Case Law	André Simpson v. the United Kingdom, no. 14688/89, Commission decision of 4 December 1989, Decisions and Reports (DR) 64, p. 188 ; Beyeler v. Italy (just satisfaction) [GC], no. 33202/96, § 27, 28 May 2002 ; Buckley v. the United Kingdom, 25 September 1996, §§ 76, 84, Reports 1996-IV ; Case "relating to certain aspects of the laws on the use of languages in education in Belgium" (merits), 23 July 1968, pp. 30-32, 34, §§ 3-5, 10, Series A no. 6 ; Chapman v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 27238/95, § 96, ECHR 2001-I ; Chassagnou and Others v. France [GC], nos. 25088/94, 28331/95 and 28443/95, § 89, ECHR 1999-III ; Connors v. the United Kingdom, no. 66746/01, §§ 83, 84, 27 May 2004 ; D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 57325/00, §§ 18, 180-182, 188, 189; 196, 205, ECHR 2007 ; Deweer v. Belgium, 27 February 1980, Series A no. 35, § 51 ; Dudgeon v. the United Kingdom, 22 October 1981, § 67, Series A no. 45 ; Emine Araç v. Turkey, no. 9907/02, 23 September 2008 ; Gast and Popp v. Germany, no. 29357/95, § 70, ECHR 2000-II ; Gülmez v. Turkey, no. 16330/02, § 29, 20 May 2008 ; Hermi v. Italy [GC], no. 18114/02, § 73, ECHR 2006 ; Hoogendijk v. the Netherlands (dec.), no. 58461/00, 6 January 2005 ; Hugh Jordan v. the United Kingdom, no. 24746/94, § 154, 4 May 2001 ; Kjeldsen, Busk Madsen and Pedersen v. Denmark, 7 December 1976, § 52, Series A no. 23 ; Kök v. Turkey, no. 1855/02, § 36, 19 October 2006 ; Larkos v. Cyprus [GC], no. 29515/95, § 29, ECHR 1999-I ; Leyla Sahin v. Turkey [GC], no. 44774/98, § 152, ECHR 2005-XI ; Natchova and Others v. Bulgaria [GC], nos. 43577/98 and 43579/98, § 145, CEDH 2005-VII ; Okpisz v. Germany, no. 59140/00, § 33, 25 October 2005 ; Pfeifer and Plankl v. Austria, 25 February 1992, Series A no. 227, §§ 37-38 ; Sampanis and Others v. Greece, no. 32526/05, §§ 68, 69, 81, 5 June 2008 ; Stec and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 65731/01, § 51, ECHR 2006-VI ; Süßmann v. Germany, 16 September 1996, § 48, Reports 1996-IV ; Thlimmenos v. Greece [GC], no. 34369/97, § 44, ECHR 2000-IV ; Timishev v. Russia, nos. 55762/00 and 55974/00, §§ 53, 56, ECHR 2005-XII ; Tinnelly & Sons Ltd and Others and McElduff and Others v. the United Kingdom, 10 July 1998, § 61, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-IV ; Tserkva Sela Sosulivka v. Ukraine, no. 37878/02, § 42, 28 February 2008 ; Valsamis v. Greece, 18 December 1996, § 28, Reports 1996-VI ; Willis v. the United Kingdom, no. 36042/97, § 48, ECHR 2002-IV ; Zarb Adami v. Malta, no. 17209/02, § 76, ECHR 2006-VIII
External Sources	The first, second and third report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) on Croatia, published on 9 November 1999, 3 July 2001 and 17 December 2004, respectively ; First and Second Opinion on Croatia of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, adopted on 6 April 2001 and 1 October 2004, respectively ; Report by Mr Alvaro Gil-Robles, Commissioner for Human Rights, on his visit to the Republic of Croatia, 14-16 June 2004 ; Final Report by Mr Alvaro Gil-Robles on the Human-Rights Situation of the Roma, Sinti and Travellers in Europe (dated 15 February 2006) ; Recommendation No. R (2000) 4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the education of Roma/Gypsy children in Europe (adopted on 3 February 2000) and Appendix thereto ; Recommendation CM/Rec (2009)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the education of Roma and Travellers in Europe (adopted on 17 June 2009) ; Recommendation no. 1203 (1993) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Gypsies in Europe ; Recommendation no. 1557 (2002) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe : 'The legal situation of Roma in Europe' ; ECRI general policy recommendation no. 3 : 'Combating racism and intolerance against Roma/Gypsies' of 6 March 1998 ; ECRI general policy recommendation no. 7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination of 13 December 2002 ; Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; Article 1 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ; Articles 28 and 30 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ; Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities ; Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention against Discrimination in Education of 14 December 1960
Keywords	"(Art. 14) DISCRIMINATION" "(Art. 14) OBJECTIVE AND REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION" "(Art. 14) RACE" "(Art. 6) CIVIL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) REASONABLE TIME" "(P1-2) RIGHT TO EDUCATION"

Application Documents 1

ORSUS AND OTHERS v. CROATIA

6-1, P1-2, 14 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)

17/07/2008

References 33

	3 EMINE ARAC v. TURKEY 6-1 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	23/09/2008
	6 SAMPANIS AND OTHERS v. GREECE 13, P1-2, 14 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	05/06/2008
	23 GÜLMEZ v. TURKEY 6-1, 8 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	20/05/2008
	4 TSERKVA SELA SOSULIVKA v. UKRAINE Court (Fifth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/02/2008
	5 KOK v. TURKEY 6-1, P1-2 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	19/10/2006
	23 ZARB ADAMI v. MALTA 14, 4-3-d Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	20/06/2006
	47 STEC AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM P1-1, 14 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	12/04/2006
	49 D.H. AND OTHERS v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC 14, P1-2 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits)	07/02/2006
	18 TIMISHEV v. RUSSIA P4-2, 14, P1-2 Court (Second Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	13/12/2005
	57 LEYLA SAHIN v. TURKEY 9, P1-2, 8, 10, 14 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	10/11/2005
	10 OKPISZ v. GERMANY 8, 14 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/10/2005
	72 HERMI v. ITALY 6-1 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/06/2005
	25 ZARB ADAMI v. MALTA Court (Fourth Section) Decision	24/05/2005
	22 CONNORS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 8, 6, 13 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/05/2004
	48 WILLIS c. ROYAUME-UNI 14, P1-1 Court (Fourth Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	06/11/2002
	46 BEYELER v. ITALY Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Just Satisfaction)	28/05/2002
	162 HUGH JORDAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 2, 6, 14, 13 Court (Third Section) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	04/05/2001
	74 CHAPMAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 8, P1-1, 6-1, 14 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	18/01/2001
	104 THLIMMENOS v. GREECE 14, 9, 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	06/04/2000
	44 JORDAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM Court (Third Section) Decision	04/04/2000
	45 GAST AND POPP v. GERMANY 6-1 Court (First Section) Judgment (Merits)	25/02/2000
	406 BEYELER v. ITALY P1-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	05/01/2000
	207 WILLIS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM Court (Third Section) Decision	11/05/1999
	145 CHASSAGNOU AND OTHERS v. FRANCE P1-1, 14, 11 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	29/04/1999
	25 LARKOS v. CYPRUS 8, 14 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	18/02/1999
	20 VALSAMIS v. GREECE P1-2, 13, 9, 3, 9, P1-2 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	18/12/1996
	107 BUCKLEY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 8, 14 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	25/09/1996
	116 SÜSSMANN v. GERMANY 6-1 Court (Grand Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	16/09/1996
	33 PFEIFER AND PLANKL v. AUSTRIA 6-1, 8 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	25/02/1992
	5 SIMPSON v. THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMISSION Decision	04/12/1989
	126 DUDGEON v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 8 Court (Plenary) Judgment (Merits)	22/10/1981
	299 DEWEER v. BELGIUM 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/02/1980
	90 KJELDSEN, BUSK MADSEN AND PEDERSEN v. DENMARK P1-2, 14, 8, 9 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	07/12/1976

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