Ramadan v. Malta - 76136/12 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (Second Section)) [2016] ECHR 557 (21 June 2016)

The Court held that the revocation of the applicant's citizenship was not arbitrary and did not have disproportionate consequences, thus there was no violation of Article 8 of the Convention.

Citation: [2016] ECHR 557
Parties: Applicant: Ramadan; Respondent: Malta
Jurisdiction: European Union
Judgment Date: 21 June 2016
Procedural Posture: Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction)
Outcome: Application dismissed
Legal Topics: Revocation of Citizenship, Article 8 ECHR, Proportionality, Arbitrariness

Human Rights Law Revocation of Citizenship Article 8 ECHR Proportionality Arbitrariness

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Parties

Ramadan

Applicant

Malta

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Judgment (merits and Just Satisfaction)

Legal Issues

1 Whether the revocation of the applicant's Maltese citizenship was arbitrary
2 Whether the revocation had disproportionate consequences in violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the revocation of the applicant's citizenship was not arbitrary and did not have disproportionate consequences, thus there was no violation of Article 8 of the Convention.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed