Politicians, Gay Pride and the European Convention on Human Rights
Just News, p. 6, September 2008
Posted: 8 Oct 2008
Date Written: September 30, 2008
Abstract
This case note discusses the case of Baczkowski v. Poland in the European Court of Human Rights. The Court ruled that, where an elected mayor makes comments disapproving of homosexuality, and officials subsequently ban a Gay Pride march, then courts may be able to infer that the ban was discriminatory under Article 14 ECHR.
Keywords: equality, discrimination, human rights, sexual orientation, freedom of assembly
JEL Classification: K10
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
O'Connell, Rory, Politicians, Gay Pride and the European Convention on Human Rights (September 30, 2008). Just News, p. 6, September 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1280807
Rory O'Connell (Contact Author)
Ulster University - Transitional Justice Institute ( email )
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