Abstract
The European Court of Human Rights (hereafter: ‘the Court’) has contributed immensely to the protection of social rights in general, and labour rights in particular. I would like to highlight four specific areas which demonstrate the richness of the case law in this area. I will firstly expand on individual issues connected to general worker’s rights, by covering unfair dismissal, rights to private and family life, freedom of religion and freedom of expression. Next, I will discuss the strengthening of migrant workers’ rights through the Convention. Thirdly, I will turn to trade union rights in relation to the freedom of association. Finally, mirroring the economic landscape of the past decade, I will utilize case law to demonstrate how austerity measures can impact human rights, and how the Court has responded to this critical issue.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 24-37 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | European human rights law review |
Volume | 2022 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- European Court of Human Rights
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of thought conscience and religion
- Human rights
- Migrants workers
- Resource constraints
- Right to respect for private and family life
- Trade unions
- Workers