CASE OF Z v. ICELAND

CASE OF Z v. ICELAND

Application No: 3538/21

Articles: 8, 8-1, 14, 14+8, 41

Respondent state: ISL

Date: 2026-01-13

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations; Article 8-1 - Respect for private life); No violation of Article 14+8 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life; Positive obligations; Article 8-1 - Respect for private life); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: A and B v. Croatia, no. 7144/15, § 106, 20 June 2019; A. v. Croatia, no. 55164/08, § 57, 14 October 2010; C. v. Romania, no. 47358/20, §§ 62-63, 30 August 2022; E.G. v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 37882/13, § 39, 13 April 2021; Hanovs v. Latvia, no. 40861/22, § 45, 18 July 2024; J.L. v. Italy, no. 5671/16, 27 May 2021; L. and Others v. France, nos. 46949/21 and 2 others, 24 April 2025; M.A. v. Iceland, no. 59813/19, 26 August 2025; M.C. v. Bulgaria, no. 39272/98, §§ 150-153 and 181, ECHR 2003-XII; M.G.C. v. Romania, no. 61495/11, § 72, 15 March 2016; Mehmet Çiftci v. Turkey, no. 53208/19, § 26, 16 November 2021; Remetin v. Croatia (no. 2), no. 7446/12, § 70, 24 July 2014; X and Others v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 22457/16, § 192, 2 February 2021; X v. Cyprus, no. 40733/22, §§ 121-23, 27 February 2025; X v. Greece, no. 38588/21, § 86, 13 February 2024; Z v. Bulgaria, no. 39257/17, § 67, 28 May 2020; Z v. Czech Republic, no. 37782/21, § 52, 20 June 2024