In the run-up to the June 2024 elections, we have published a legal briefing: The EU and its Member States must respect and promote the right to adequate housing in Europe!
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The EU and its Member States must respect and promote the right to adequate housing in Europe
Imam v LB Croydon, UK Supreme Court [2023]
The Supreme Court in R (on the application of Imam) (Respondent) v London Borough of Croydon (Appellant) [2023] UKSC 45 has unanimously held that general funding pressures are not an excuse for non-compliance with a local authority's duty under s193(2) of the Housing Act 1996 to provide suitable accommodation to a homeless individual.
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The European and International Contribution to the Right to Housing: Standards, Litigation and Advocacy
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Jansons v. Latvia (Application No.1434/14) [8.09.2022]
Date of the decision: 08/09/2022
Country: Latvia
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
Legal basis: Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations
Article 8-1 - Respect for home)
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The European contribution to the right to housing: Standards, litigation and advocacy
The Fondation Abbé Pierre and FEANTSA/ Housing Rights Watch organised a joint seminar on the "European contribution to the right to housing: Standards, Litigation & Advocacy", which took place in Brussels on 16 May 2022.
The full programme can be found here.
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Housing-related Binding Obligations on States from European and International Law
The Fondation Abbé Pierre and FEANTSA have jointly published an updated version of this guide which includes the minimum standards that governments must respect when implementing social rights, and the right to housing in particular.
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Memento ECHR
The aim of this document is to provide a catalog of "key paragraphs" of the ECHR case law on the right to housing, reusable before the national court in order to reinforce the arguments of lawyers.
This participatory tool is accessible to all. We therefore invite all those who wish to add extracts of relevant jurisprudence to share them, sending us a message.
Contact: Cécile Bénoliel
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Housing-related Binding Obligations on States from European and International Law
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Housing-related Binding Obligations on States
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New report on homelessness by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
In March 2016, for the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Leilani Farha, will present her new report on homelessness and adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context.
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