Authours: Elisabet Kass and Ana-Maria Cioraru, Kompasset Kirkens Korshær
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Danish Supreme Court upholds verdict that criminalises poverty
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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El Goumari and Tidli (Communication No. 85/2018) [18 February 2021]
Date of the decision: 18 February 2021
Country: Spain
Jurisdiction: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Berlin rent cap law ruled unlawful by German Constitutional Court
On 25 March 2021, the Second Senate of the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsericht) held that the Act foreseeing the Rent Cap for residential premises in Berlin (Berlin rent cap act) was incompatible with the German Constitution and therefore, void.[1]
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German Constitutional Court, Order 2 BvF 1/20, 2 BvL 5/20, 2 BvL 4/20 [25.03.2021]
Date of Decision: 25.03.2021
Country: Germany
Jurisdiction: German Constitutional Court
Legal Basis: Art. 70, 73 and 74 German Constitution (Grundgesetz or GG) in connection with §§ 556 ff. BGB (German Civil Code)
Subject: Berlin Rent Cap law ruled unlawful for violation of the distribution of competencies
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Papachela and Amazon S.A. v. Greece (Application no. 12929/18) [03.12.2020]
Language: English
Date of the decision: 3 December 2020
Country: Greece
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights
Legal Basis: Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of European Convention on Human Rights(Protection of property),
Subject: Inaction of State in response to squatting of hotel by migrants: violation of property rights under Convention
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Cali Apartments SCI (C 724/18) and HX (C 727/18) [22.09.2020]
Language: English
Date of the decision: 22 September 2020
Country: France
Jurisdiction: Court of Justice of the European Union
Preliminary Ruling
Articles 9 to 13 of Directive 2006/123/EC of 12 December 2006, on services in the internal market
Subject: Housing affordability and short-stay accommodation
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Rosario Gómez-Limón Pardo v. Spain (Communication No. 52/2018) [05.03.2020]
Date of decision: 5 March 2020
Jurisdiction: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Country: Spain
Legal basis: Violation of the Right to adequate housing, Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:
Subject: Eviction from rented property without alternative accommodation.
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Fifth Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 2020.
FEANTSA and the Fondation Abbé Pierre recently launched the Fifth Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 2020.
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Digest of the case law of the European Committee of Social Rights
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