Archiv für den Tag: European Court

Dec

21

2009

European Court of Human Rights rules against Germany

Abgelegt in Europe, human rights

The European Court of Human Rights based in Strasbourg decided against the High Court of Germany, for it has committed unlawful retroactive implementation through an extension of preventive detention. A German 52-year-old prisoner complained about being castigated twice for the same criminal act; his complaint was followed by the ECHR – a compensation of 50.000 Euro was claimed for the plaintiff. (more…)

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Dec

7

2009

Discriminating German custody laws

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The European Court of Human Rights came to the conclusion that German child custody laws discriminate against single fathers. Until now, unmarried fathers needed the consent of the mother to get partial or even full custody of their children. But the latest decision was in favor of  a 45-year-old German father from Cologne who was trying to get  custody of his 14-year-old daughter since years. (more…)

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