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European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), December 14, 2023
ECtHR (Grand Chamber) 14 December 2023, App. nos. 59433/18, 59477/18, 59481/18 and 59494/18 (Humpert and Others), Collective Labour Law, Freedom of Assembly and Association
Humpert and Others - v - Germany

Summary

Disciplinary sanctions on teachers with civil-servant status for striking during working hours: no violation of the Convention.

The ECtHR's summary of the case is available here.

Judgment

The Court

  1. Declares, unanimously, the complaint concerning Article 11 of the Convention admissible and the remainder of the applications inadmissible;
  2. Holds, by sixteen votes to one, that there has been no violation of Article 11 of the Convention.