Sprawy związane z pandemią przed Europejskim Trybunałem Praw Człowieka. Przegląd orzecznictwa i identyfikacja kluczowych problemów

Jan Adamowski

Streszczenie w języku polskim


W artykule analizie poddano sprawy związane z pandemią COVID-19 wniesione do Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka, podkreślając kluczowe kwestie proceduralne i merytoryczne. W analizowanych sprawach wiele złożonych skarg zostało odrzuconych jako niedopuszczalne z powodu braku statusu ofiary lub oparcia na abstrakcyjnych zarzutach, a nie na rzeczywistych naruszeniach. Pod względem merytorycznym sprawy te ukazują fundamentalny konflikt między prawami jednostki a działaniami podejmowanymi w celu ochrony zdrowia publicznego. Podczas gdy niektórzy skarżący argumentowali, że ograniczenia nałożone przez państwo nadmiernie ograniczały ich prawa, inni twierdzili, że rządy nie zapewniły odpowiedniej ochrony, szczególnie w zakresie zdrowia i bezpieczeństwa. Ta dwoista perspektywa podkreśla wyzwanie, jakim jest zachowanie równowagi między prawami podstawowymi w czasach kryzysu. Analiza pokazuje, że zarówno nadmierne ograniczenia, jak i niewystarczające zabezpieczenia były postrzegane jako nieproporcjonalne, co podkreśla złożoność obowiązków państwa w sytuacjach nadzwyczajnych. Badania podkreślają rolę Trybunału w rozstrzyganiu takich sporów i wskazują na szersze konsekwencje dla ochrony praw człowieka w przyszłych globalnych kryzysach.


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pandemia; Europejska Konwencja Praw Człowieka; Europejski Trybunał Praw Człowieka; kryteria dopuszczalności; ocena merytoryczna; obowiązki państwa

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/sil.2026.35.2.29-44
Data publikacji: 2026-08-07 12:31:16
Data złożenia artykułu: 2025-04-26 16:49:34


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