Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Latvia) - Satversmes Tiesa

Date: 12/27/2010

Subject: The Satversmes Tiesa, also recalling the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg, has stated the constitutional illegitimacy of Sections 358 and 364 of the Civil Law, which regulate the capacity to act of persons affected by mental disorders, because they are in breach of the right to respect for private life.

Parties: Ms. J.F.

Original language: Latvian

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Equality - Art. 26 Rights of the disabled - Rights of the disabled – positive actions

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