Type: Order

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Esthonia) - Vabariigi Riigikohus (Corte suprema)

Date: 06/21/2019

Subject: The order of the Vabariigi Riigikohus (Supreme Court), applying the jurisprudence of the Courts of Strasbourg and Luxembourg and recalling Directive 2004/38/EU, holds the constitutional illegitimacy of The Aliens Act, where it did not allow to grant temporary permits of residence to foreign nationals on grounds of family reunification with Estonian nationals, in the event of civil union between persons of the same sex

Parties: -

Original language: Esthonian

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 9 Right to marry - Right to found a family - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Citizens’ rights - Art. 45 Freedom of movement - Freedom of residence

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