European Committee of Social Rights: The decision on the merits of the complaint Associazione Nazionale Giudici di Pace v. Italy, n°102/2013 is now public

The decision of the European Committee of Social Rights on the merits of the complaint Associazione Nazionale Giudici di Pace v. Italy (n° 102/2013) became public on 16 November 2016.

In this case, Associazione Nazionale Giudici di Pace (ANGdP) alleged that the Italian law does not provide any social security protection for Justices of the Peace (giudici di pace), a category of lay judges, in violation of Article 12 (the right to social security) of the Revised European Social Charter (“the Charter“) in general, specifically in violation of Article 12 paragraphs 3 and 4b of the Charter. ANGdP also alleged that there is discrimination of Justices of the Peace in matters of social security in comparison with tenured judges and other categories of lay judges.

In its decision the Committee concluded:

Unanimously, that there is a violation of Article E in conjunction with Article 12§1 of the Charter.

Source: Council of Europe, European Committee of Social Rights