Review article
LAUTSI V. ITALY (THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS) – CASE STUDY
Dunja Duić
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku
Abstract
Lautsi v. Italy was a case brought before the European Court of Human Rights. The case stemmed from a request of Mrs. Soile Lautsi against the School Council of the school in Italy. She requested the state school to remove crucifixes from the classrooms. On 18 March 2011 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rendered its final judgment in the Lautsi v. Italy case. The Court declared that there had not been a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, contrary to the judgment of the Chamber of the Second Section of November 2009.
The paper analyzes the judgment of the Chamber of the Second Section Judgment of 3 November 2009 and the Grand Chamber judgment of 18 March 2011, as well as reactions following the verdicts. The paper further presents the legislative regulation in the Republic of Croatia, compared to the Italian situation. Finally, the author gives the opinion on the influence of the Grand Chamber judgment and its possible impact in future.
Keywords
the European Court of Human Rights; Council of Europe; Lautsi v. Italy
Hrčak ID:
130839
URI
Publication date:
30.8.2014.
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