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Vladislava Stoyanova

Senior lecturer

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Jansons v Latvia: When is an 'eviction' actually an eviction?

Author

  • Serde Atalay
  • Vladislava Stoyanova

Summary, in English

When exactly does an eviction occur according to the Strasbourg Court? In Jansons v Latvia (application no. 1434/14), this question lurks behind the majority’s reasoning and the dissenting opinion of Judge O’Leary. This case is one of the “verticalized” cases brought before the Court, concerning, in essence, a private law dispute between the individual applicant and a private company in the context of a contested tenancy. In this post, we will analyse the case by focusing on the importance of framing a case in different ways as observed in the majority’s reasoning and the dissenting opinion, and on the meaning of eviction.

Department/s

  • Department of Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Public International Law
  • Migration Law

Publishing year

2022-11-10

Language

English

Document type

Web publication

Publisher

Strasbourg Observers

Topic

  • Law

Keywords

  • Article 8
  • Eviction
  • Right to housing
  • Human rights
  • Mänskliga rättigheter

Status

Published

Research group

  • Human Rights Law
  • Public International Law
  • Migration Law