SECOND SECTION
CASE OF STRØBYE AND ROSENLIND v. DENMARK
(Applications nos. 25802/18 and 27338/18)
JUDGMENT
Art 3 P1 • Vote • Disenfranchisement of persons divested of legal capacity
affecting only a small group and subject to thorough parliamentary and judicial
review • Measure not amounting to automatic blanket restriction affecting all
mentally disabled or those under guardianship • Absence of European or
international consensus on the matter • Wide margin of appreciation not
overstepped • No requirement under Art 3 P1 for a specific and individualised
assessment of voting capacity when depriving a person of his or her right to vote •
Eventual reduction of restrictions after careful and gradual assessment not to be
held against the Government
Art 14 (+ Art 3 P1) • Discrimination • Differential treatment in pursuit of a
legitimate aim and proportionate
STRASBOURG
2 February 2021
FINAL
06/09/2021
This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be
subject to editorial revision.