List of Cases for Study and Presentation

List of Cases for Study and Presentation

Comparative Constitutional Law of Groups and Minorities
List of Cases
for Study and Presentation
Positive Action:
1.
European Court of Justice, judgment 28 March 2000
Georg Badeck and Others, case C-158/97, [2000] ECR. I-1875
2.
U.S. Supreme Court, June 28, 1978
Regents of Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke, (438 U.S. 265)
3.
U.S. Supreme Court, June 23, 2003
Grutter v. Bollinger (539 U.S. 306)
4.
U.S. Supreme Court, June 23, 2003
Gratz v. Bollinger (539 U.S. 244)
Indigenous Peoples
5.
High Court of Australia, June 3, 1992 (“Mabo case”)
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23; (1992) 175 CLR 1
Self-Government and Autonomy:
6.
Supreme Court of Canada, August 20, 1998:
Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217
7.
Conseil constitutionnel, 17 January 2002 (Corsica Act)
Decision n. 2001-454 DC, 17-1-2002 – Loi relative à la Corse
Political Participation:
8.
Corte costituzionale italiana, sentenza n. 356/98:
Lista ladina Trentino-Alto Adige – threshold
(in Italian)
Religious Rights:
9.
European Court of Human Rights, Grand Chamber, 18 March 2011:
case of Lautsi v. Italy (application no. 30814/06) (crucifix in classroom)
10.
Supreme Court of Canada, March 2, 2006:
Multani v. Commission scolaire Margherite-Bourgeoys,
*2006+ 1 S.C.R. 256 (“Kirpan”)
11.
European Court of Human Rights, 10 November 2005:
Case of Leyla Sahin v. Turkey (Application no. 44774/98) (Islamic veil in University)
Case study U.S. – Desegregation:
12.
U.S. Supreme Court, May 18, 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
13.
U.S. Supreme Court, May 17, 1954:
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Case study Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – Multinational State:
14.
Const. Court of BiH: U-5/98 III (1.7.2000), “Constituent Peoples”
15.
European Court of Human Rights, 22 December 2009, Grand Chamber,
judgment Sejdic and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application nos. 27996/06 and 34836/06)
Case study Italy – Promotional State:
(in Italian)
16.
Corte costituzionale italiana, sentenza n. 159/2009
Legge della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia 18 dicembre 2007, n. 29
(Norme per la tutela, valorizzazione e promozione della lingua friulana) – Stato-Regioni
17.
Corte costituzionale italiana, sentenza n. 170/2010
Legge della Regione Piemonte 7 aprile 2009, n. 11 (Tutela, valorizzazione e promozione
del patrimonio linguistico del Piemonte) – Stato-Regioni