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Conclusions 2023 of the European Committee of Social Rights on Children, Family and Migrants

On 20 March 2024, the Council of Europe's European Committee of Social Rights produced a crucial legal assessment on social rights. The Committee's findings highlight some progress, but significant gaps and shortcomings remain in states' efforts to guarantee social rights. 
 
The conclusions adopted by the Committee concern the accepted provisions of different articles of the Revised European Social Charter belonging to the thematic group " Children families and migrants" which includes article 31 on the right to adequate housing
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The European and International Contribution to the Right to Housing: Standards, Litigation and Advocacy

 

 

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Introduction

Padraic Kenna, Professor at the University of Galway (Ireland)

 

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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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Overview of Housing Exclusion in the EU: International standards of evictions

The Abbé Pierre Foundation and FEANTSA published their Seventh Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe on 30th June 2022.

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Respecting International Standards on Home Evictions

FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre´s 7th annual Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe report was launched on Thursday 30th of June. This new report takes a look at the state of evictions in Europe. This legal analysis that follows is from chapter 3 of the report, written by María José Aldanas (FEANTSA) and Sarah Coupechoux (Fondation Abbé Pierre).

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McDonagh v. Clare County Council. Irish Supreme Court [31.01.2022]

Date of the decision: 31 January 2022

Country: Ireland

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Faulkner v. Ireland (application no. 30391/18) and McDonagh v. Ireland (no. 30416/18)

Date of the decision: 31 March 2022

Country: Ireland

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El Ayoubi and El Azouan Azouz v. Spain. (Communication No. 54/2018) [19 February 2021]

 

Date of the decision: 19 February 2021

Country: Spain

Jurisdiction: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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L. J. W. v. Belgium. (Communication No. 61/2018) [23.11.2021]

 
Date of the decision: 23.11.2021
 
Country: Belgium
 
Jurisdiction: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
 
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Housing Rights Violations Against a Roma Community: The Case of Alba Iulia in Romania

Author: Cezara David
Anti-discrimination Programme Manager
Centre for Legal Resources (CLR)[i]

 “He threw us out like animals, telling us that ‘if you don't take your things out of the house now, you can't go in after them’. So many police and gendarmes came with dogs."

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