Overview of recent cases before the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights (April 2022–September 2022)

In this reporting procedure (April 2022–September 2022) 1 , we present three cases before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and one case Committee Social (ECSR). 2 All ECtHR concern pension claims. The first is Savickis Others v Latvia (App no 49270/11), dealing with payment employment pensions in to ‘permanently resident non-citizens’. For these citizens, Latvian legislation did not take into account periods worked other Soviet republics at time occupation by Union Socialist Republics (USSR), which it do for citizens. had review difference treatment light prohibition discrimination Article 14 Convention on (ECHR) right property Protocol no. ECHR (AP ECHR). second report discusses a concerning length appeal proceedings relating reduction applicant's rights. Bieliński Poland 48762/19), whether there was violation 6 (right fair trial) 13 an effective remedy). P.C. Ireland third that will be discussed 26922/19). It concerns disqualification from old-age while serving sentence imprisonment. applicant claimed violated AP read alone, as well conjunction ECHR. Finally, overview ends discussion Charter (ESC). Unione Sindacale di Base (hereinafter: USB) Italy (collective complaint, App 170/2018), ECSR compatibility Italian scheme socially useful workers several provisions ESC, including (Article E), social security 12 (1) revised ESC.