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Koua Poirrez v. France
European Court of Human Rights · France · 2003-09-30 · Regional court or body
Citation: App. no. 40892/98
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
May a disability allowance be refused to a lawfully resident foreigner because of his nationality?
What the court decided
No. Refusing the allowance on grounds of nationality breached Article 14 with Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.
In plain language
A man from Côte d’Ivoire with a disability, living lawfully in France, was refused an allowance because he was not French or from a treaty country. The Court found discrimination.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang pria penyandang disabilitas dari Pantai Gading yang tinggal sah di Prancis ditolak tunjangan karena bukan warga Prancis atau negara mitra perjanjian. Mahkamah menemukan diskriminasi.
Pertanyaan: Bolehkah tunjangan disabilitas ditolak bagi orang asing yang tinggal secara sah karena kewarganegaraannya?
What happened afterwards
- 2003-09-30: Judgment.
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