Tag: Constitutional Court
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Romanian Constitutional Court says plenary guardianship is unconstitutional
This month, the Constitutional Court of Romania declared that Article 164(1) of the Civil Code addressing ‘judicial interdiction’ for adults with disabilities is unconstitutional. Judicial interdiction is a legal term that is also known as ‘full guardianship’ or ‘plenary guardianship’ under which adults with disabilities are denied the right to make decisions about their own…
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Validity challenges Russia at European Court after Constitutional Court refuses to allow people with disabilities to visit their families
In a disappointing decision issued last week, the Russian Constitutional Court rejected the right of a woman in a social care institution to visit her father. The two had brought the case complaining that the social care institution where the daughter resides unconstitutionally prevented her from leaving the institution to visit her father at his…
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Czech Constitutional Court confirms the right of people with disabilities to accessible and adequate social services
Yesterday, the Czech Constitutional Court ruled in favour of David Vratislav, a 24-year-old young man suing the local authorities for failing to provide him with the social services he needed. The court said that every person, including people with high support needs, has the right to receive adequate social services respecting their dignity. David Vratislav…
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Moldova: Constitutional Court Finds Guardianship Violations, But Will Government Listen?
Today the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova called time on guardianship, an outdated and unjust system that harms people with disabilities. This follows an international trend away from removing rights, and towards providing supports for people to make decisions about their own lives. Guardianship entraps around 4,000 people in Moldova, a country with…