Brussels, 21/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 18 March, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided that schools can keep their crucifixes under the “margin of appreciation” that states have at their disposal. This decision governs the request made by an Italian of Finnish origin who lodged a complaint at the ECHR in 2006 against crucifixes being displayed in a state school in northern Italy attended by her two daughters.
This definitive decision over-rules an initial decision...