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F. v. Switzerland

European Court of Human Rights.  18 December 1987 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Right to marry — Permissible restrictions — Whether temporary prohibition on remarriage justifiable — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 12

Treaties — Interpretation — Changed circumstances — Right to marry — Need to interpret Convention in light of present day circumstances and requirements — Isolated position of national legislation not necessarily offending Convention

Damages — Human rights violations — Non-pecuniary loss — Whether finding that violation occurred constitutes sufficient satisfaction — Just satisfaction — Whether Court entitled to order State to alter legislation — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 50

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1992

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