| Applicant name |
X. and Y.
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| Applicant type |
Natural Person
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| Country |
Austria
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| Decision no. |
2854/66
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| Date |
18/12/1967
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| Judges |
–
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| Institution |
Commission (Plenary)
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| Type |
Decision
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| Outcome Art. 8 |
Inadmissible
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| Reason |
Exhaustion Domestic Remedies
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| Type of privacy |
Informational Privacy; Family Privacy
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| Keywords |
Right to religion; right to family life
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| Facts of the case |
The first Applicant registered the birth of his child and applied for the issue of a birth certificate but refused to inform the Registrar as to the religion of the parents of the second Applicant. The Registrar refused to issue the certificate since the provisions of the Registration Act (Personenstandsgesetz) require that the birth certificate should contain a statement as to the religion of the parents. He feels that the mandatory declaration of religious affiliation constituted an infringement on the right to privacy.
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| Analysis |
The case is rejected because the applicant did not exhaust all domestic remedies.
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| Documents |
Decision
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