Recent Law and Religion Cases

Recent law and religion rulings are listed for those interested in identifying a case to comment on.

International Criminal Court

• Al-Mahdi (ICC-01/12-01/15-171), International Criminal Court, 27 September 2016

European Court of Human Rights

• Chapin and Charpentier v France (Application no 40183/07) ECtHR (Fifth Section): 9 June 2016
• FG v Sweden (Application no 4311/11) ECtHR, 23 March 2016
• Osmanoğlu and Kocabaş v Switzerland [2017] ECHR 14 (in French)
• Paradiso and Campanelli v Italy (Application no. 25358/12) – Grand Chamber, 24 January 2017
• Savda v Turkey (No. 2) [2016] ECHR 1000 (in French)
• Sociedad Anónima del Ucieza v Spain [2016] ECHR (Application No. 38963/08) (in French)
• Travaš v Croatia (Application no 75581/13) ECtHR (Second Section): 4 October 2016
• Tsartsidze & Ors v Georgia [2017] ECHR 51 (in French)

Australia

• Burns v Corbett; Gaynor v Burns [2017] NSWCA 3, 3 February 2017
• Eldaleh [2016] Fam CA 1103, 21 December 2016
• Salama v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 2, 9 January 2017

Canada

• Trinity Western University v The Law Society of British Columbia : 2015 BCSC 2326: The Supreme Court of British Columbia: 10 December 2015
• Trinity Western University v The Law Society of Upper Canada:  2016 ONCA 518: Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada: 29 June 2016

France

• Association de défense des droits de l’homme – Collectif contre l’islamophobie en France, No 403578: Conseil d’Etat (Council of State), France: 26 September 2016

Italy

• Tribunale Amministrativo regionale del Lazio, sentenza no 8990/2016 Regional Administative Tribunal of Lazio: Italy: 2 August 2016.

Spain

• Supreme Court decision No 255/2015, (Sala de lo Civil, Secc. 1ª) Supreme Court, Spain: 19 May 2016

United Kingdom

• Attorney General’s Reference (Nos 143 & 144 of 2015) [2016] EWCA Crim 21: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Criminal Division): 29 January 2016
• Harron v Chief Constable of Dorset Police United Kingdom, (UKEAT/0234/15/DA): Employment Appeal Tribunal: 12 January 2016
• Harvey (t/a Sun Ice Air Conditioning Services) v Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue & Customs TC/2015/02670: First-Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber): 20 April 2016
• J v B (Ultra-Orthodox Judaism: Transgender) [2017] EWFC 4
• JS (Disposal of Body), Re [2016] EWCH (Fam) (10 November 2016)
• Lee v McArthur, McArthur and Ashers Baking Co Ltd [2016] NICA 39: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland: 24 October 2016
• Leicester City Council v T [2016] EWFC 20, 28 January 2016
• McLaughlin’s (Siobhan) Application [2016] NIQB 11, 9 February 2016
• Otuo v Morley (1) and Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Great Britain (2) [2016] EWHC 46 (QB): High Court of Justice (Queen’s Bench Division): 15 January 2016
• Re Application by JR 65 for Judicial Review [2016] NICA 20: 16 March 2016
• Re C (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 374, 14 April 2016
• R (on the application of Mr and Mrs M) v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2016] EWCA Civ 611: 30 June 2016
• R (Hamat) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKUT 286 (IAC): UK Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber): 6 June 2016
• R (Jewish Rights Watch (t/a Jewish Human Rights Watch)) v Leicester City Council [2016] EWHC 1512 (Admin): Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court): 28 June 2016
• SB (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 451, CA (Civil Division) (UK) 12 May 2016
• Wasteney v East London NHS Foundation Trust UKEAT/0157/15: 7 April 2016

United States

• Zubik and others v Burwell and others [2016] _ USSC, 16 May 2016
• Riverside Church v City of St Michael (Civil No. 15-1575 (DWF/JSM): United States District Court for the District of Minnesota: 31 August 2016
• Robert D Mayeux and Ors v Charlet, Jr, deceased and Ors (Docket nos 2016-CA-1463, 2016-CW-0506): Supreme Court of Louisiana: 28 October 2016