Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory?
<p>On Thursday 8 April 2021, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Vavřička and others v. the Czech Republic. The Grand Chamber ruled strongly (16:1) in favour of the Czech government, granting the state a wide margin of appreciation in the assessment of the need for com...
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| description | <p>On Thursday 8 April 2021, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Vavřička and others v. the Czech Republic. The Grand Chamber ruled strongly (16:1) in favour of the Czech government, granting the state a wide margin of appreciation in the assessment of the need for compulsory vaccination of children. In light of the COVID-related challenges, it is important that the Court took a clear stance regarding the importance of vaccination. At the same time, however, it is regrettable that the Court did not offer a stronger and more coherent reasoning justifying its value-driven decision.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6d078e4dc5f4fc8a3c456f57630e7f92022-12-22T01:29:10ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory?Zuzana Vikarská<p>On Thursday 8 April 2021, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Vavřička and others v. the Czech Republic. The Grand Chamber ruled strongly (16:1) in favour of the Czech government, granting the state a wide margin of appreciation in the assessment of the need for compulsory vaccination of children. In light of the COVID-related challenges, it is important that the Court took a clear stance regarding the importance of vaccination. At the same time, however, it is regrettable that the Court did not offer a stronger and more coherent reasoning justifying its value-driven decision.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/is-compulsory-vaccination-compulsory/Art. 8 ECHR, European Court of Human Rights, vaccination |
| spellingShingle | Zuzana Vikarská Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? Verfassungsblog Art. 8 ECHR, European Court of Human Rights, vaccination |
| title | Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? |
| title_full | Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? |
| title_fullStr | Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? |
| title_short | Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? |
| title_sort | is compulsory vaccination compulsory |
| topic | Art. 8 ECHR, European Court of Human Rights, vaccination |
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