Case Law 2/2016 (14/01/2016)
Type: Judgment
Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Belgium) - Cour Constitutionnelle
Date: 01/14/2016
Subject: The decision of the Constitutional Court also applying the jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg, quashed article 335 of the Civil Code, as modified by the law of 8 May 2014, where it provided for that, in the event of disagreement between the parents or in case there was no choice, the son automatically adopted only the father’s surname, for the violation of the principle of equality and non discrimination
Parties: V.V. et Institut pour l’égalité des femmes et des hommes
Original language: Belgian
Classification: Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination
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