Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Belgium) - Cour Constitutionnelle

Date: 07/16/2009

Subject: The Court quashes the decree of the French Community of 18 July 2008 concerning the students’ enrolment at secondary schools to facilitate cultural integration in the schools, because in contrast with the norms of the ECHR, since it limits the parents’ freedom of choice in order to achieve a better social integration.

Original language: Belgian

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 11 Freedom to hold opinions - Art. 14 Right to an education - Freedom to found educational establishments - General provisions - Art. 52 Principle of proportionality - Necessary limitations

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