Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales Court of Appeal

Date: 02/28/2011

Subject: The Court, deeming that there was no discrimination based on religious belief, rejects the claim lodged by a couple of Christians Pentecostals, whose request of adoption of an under-age child had been rejected on ground of their opinions against homosexuality

Parties: R (EUNICE JOHNS and OWEN JOHNS) v DERBY CITY COUNCIL

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 10 Freedom of religion - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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