Abstract
Subject: Social security . Other related subjects: Human rights. Immigration.
Keywords: Cyprus; Housing assistance; Internally displaced persons; Peaceful enjoyment of possessions; Sex discrimination;
Abstract: Examines the ECtHR judgment in Vrountou v Cyprus (33631/06) on whether the refusal by the Cypriot authorities to grant a refugee card, and therefore eligibility for housing assistance, to the applicant on the ground that, under Cypriot law, the children of a mother displaced from Northern Cyprus in 1974 but whose father was not so displaced were denied "displaced" status themselves, had breached her rights under ECHR art.14 and Protocol 1 art.1.
Legislation Cited:
European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.14
European Convention on Human Rights 1950 Protocol 1 art.1
Cases cited:
Vrountou v Cyprus (33631/06) unreported 13 October 2015 (ECHR)
Keywords: Cyprus; Housing assistance; Internally displaced persons; Peaceful enjoyment of possessions; Sex discrimination;
Abstract: Examines the ECtHR judgment in Vrountou v Cyprus (33631/06) on whether the refusal by the Cypriot authorities to grant a refugee card, and therefore eligibility for housing assistance, to the applicant on the ground that, under Cypriot law, the children of a mother displaced from Northern Cyprus in 1974 but whose father was not so displaced were denied "displaced" status themselves, had breached her rights under ECHR art.14 and Protocol 1 art.1.
Legislation Cited:
European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.14
European Convention on Human Rights 1950 Protocol 1 art.1
Cases cited:
Vrountou v Cyprus (33631/06) unreported 13 October 2015 (ECHR)
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 322-325 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | European Human Rights Law Review |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Social Security
- Human Rights
- Immigration
- Cyprus
- Housing Assistance
- Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
- Peaceful Enjoyment of Possessions
- Sex Discrimination
