Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Friday, February 16, 2024

Greek Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage

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The Guardian reports that Greece's Parliament on Thursday, by a vote of 176- 76, legalized same-sex marriage, making Greece the first C...
Friday, November 05, 2021

Greek Top Court Bans Kosher and Halal Slaughter

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Last week, Greece's highest administrative court-- the Hellenic Council of State-- in a ruling essentially banned kosher and Halal slaug...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

European Court Says Greece Should Not Have Indicated Non-Christening On Birth Record

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In  Stavropoulos and others v. Greece , (ECHR, June 25, 2020), the European Court of Human Rights, in a Chamber Judgment, held that Greece v...
Tuesday, November 05, 2019

European Court Criticizes Greece's Procedure For Exemptions From Compulsory Religion Courses

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In Papageorgiou and Others v. Greece,  (ECHR, Oct. 31, 2019), the European Court of Human Rights in a chamber judgment held that Greece'...
Monday, September 16, 2019

European Court Says Marriage Annulment By Greek Court Violates Couple's Rights

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In Theodorou and Tsotsorou v. Greece, (ECHR, Sept. 5, 2019) [decision in French], the European court of Human rights held that Greece viola...
Friday, December 21, 2018

European Court:Says Greece Should Not Have Applied Sharia Law In Will Contest

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In Molla Sali v. Greece ,  (ECHR, Dec. 19, 2018), the European Court of Human Rights in a Grand Chamber judgment held that Greece had viola...
Friday, November 09, 2018

Preliminary Agreement Reached For Church of Greece Clergy To Lose Civil Servant Status

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Reuters reports that in Greece on Tuesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Archbishop Ieronymos of the Church of Greece reached a prelimi...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

European Court: Greece Violated Rights of Conscientious Objector

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In  Papavasilakis v. Greece,  (ECHR, Sept. 15, 2016) [ full text in French ], the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment found...