Pending complaints
The complaint was registered on 1 April 2022. It concerns Article 24 (the right to protection in case of dismissal) of the revised European Social Charter. FFFS alleges that Norway is in breach of this provision of the Charter because it allows the two main workers' and employers' organisations, LO and NHO, to appoint favoured lay judges for their employment cases. FFFS alleges that this system is detrimental to FFFS members and directly affects the independence of the court and more specifically as regards the requirement of an "impartial body", in breach of the abovementioned provision of the Charter.
Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 1 April 2022
Case-document No. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility
Case-document No. 3, Submissions by the Government on the merits
Case-document No. 4, FFFS response to the Government's submissions on the merits
Case-document No. 5, Reply from the Government to the FFFS response on the merits
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 14 September 2022.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 209/2022
Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 198/2021 and No. 209/2022
Resolution CM/ResChS(2023)10 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 13 December 2023
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