Fedotova and Others v. Russia

Fedotova and Others v. Russia
Decided 13 July 2021
Case40792/10, 30538/14 and 43439/14
ChamberThird
Language of proceedingsEnglish
Nationality of partiesRussian
Ruling
Violation of Article 8
President
Paul Lemmens
Judges
Instruments cited
European Convention on Human Rights
Case opinions
MajorityLemmens, joined by Serghides, Dedov, Elósegui, Seibert-Fohr, Roosma
ConcurrenceZünd, joined by Lemmens

Fedotova and Others v. Russia (application numbers 40792/10, 30538/14 and 43439/14) was a case submitted by six Russian nationals to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

It was decided on 13 July 2021 in which the Third Chamber ruled unanimously that Russia's refusal to provide any legal recognition to same-sex couples violated the applicants' human rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.[1]

Following the decision, the Russian government requested on 12 October 2021 that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. The referral was accepted by the court on 22 November 2021. The Grand Chamber upheld the ruling on 17 January 2023.[2] By this time, Russia had already been expelled by the Council of Europe due to the invasion of Ukraine and had ceased to be part of the European Convention on Human Rights.[3]

  1. ^ "HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights". hudoc.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Grand chamber judgement" (PDF). euractiv.ro. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Russia ceases to be party to the European Convention on Human Rights - Portal". 6 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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