Sampanis and others v Greece - 32526/05 [2011] ECHR 1637 (08 August 2011)

Sampanis and others v Greece - 32526/05 [2011] ECHR 1637 (08 August 2011)

The Court found that the conditions of enrolment and placement of Roma children in special preparatory classes, without objective criteria or effective periodic assessment, amounted to discrimination, and that there was no effective remedy to challenge the administrative failures, violating Article 14 in conjunction with Article 2 of Protocol No.1 and Article 13.

Citation
[2011] ECHR 1637
Parties
Applicants: Sampanis and others; Respondent: Greece
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
08 August 2011
Procedural Posture
Application for Execution of Judgment / Post Judgment Supervision and Closure
Outcome
Case closed; execution of judgment completed.
Legal Topics
Discrimination in Education, Right to Education, Effective Remedy, Roma Rights
Human Rights Law Education Law Administrative Law Discrimination in Education Right to Education Effective Remedy Roma Rights

Case Brief

Summary, issues, holding and outcome

More case intelligence is available

Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.

Full judgment text Downloadable case file Legal principles 1 Authorities cited 3 Party arguments 2 Amounts and remedies 1
Sign in to unlock

Parties

Sampanis and others

Applicants

Greece

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Execution of Judgment / Post Judgment Supervision and Closure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the failure to provide schooling and subsequent placement in special preparatory classes for Roma children constituted discrimination under Article 14 in conjunction with Article 2 of Protocol No.1
  2. 2 Whether there was an effective remedy available to the applicants under Article 13

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the conditions of enrolment and placement of Roma children in special preparatory classes, without objective criteria or effective periodic assessment, amounted to discrimination, and that there was no effective remedy to challenge the administrative failures, violating Article 14 in conjunction with Article 2 of Protocol No.1 and Article 13.

Court Disposition

Case closed; execution of judgment completed.

Orders

  • Payment of just satisfaction to applicants.
  • Abolition of special preparatory classes annexed to the 10th primary school of Aspropyrgos.