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The Double-Edged ECtHR Lăcătuş Judgment on Criminalisation of Begging: Da Mihi Elimo Sinam Propter Amorem Dei

  • Sarah Ganty
  • Yale Law School
  • Ghent University
  • Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis
  • Democracy Institute, Central European University

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Judgment: European Court of Human Rights, Lăcătuş v Switzerland 14065/15 (ECtHR, 19 January 2021), Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)

Section of the Court: Chamber (Third Section)

Applicable Convention Rights: Article 8 echr (Right to respect for private and family life) – Violation

Primary Legal Issues: Did Switzerland violate Article 8 echr by imposing a fine and subsequent imprisonment for five days for non-payment on a poor and vulnerable Roma woman for unintrusive begging?

Link to Case: <http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-207377>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-420
Number of pages28
JournalEuropean Convention on Human Rights Law Review
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022
Externally publishedYes

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