The press titles are misleading (not surprising, I know...) : the Court didn't ask for the measures to be lifted BUT the State has to make them legally valid (ie : vote a law, which leads to the so-called Pandemic Law in discussion).
So no restrictions need to be lifted, they just have 30 days to "conform and make it legal".
The case was filed by the HRL (Human Rights League, LDH in French) which argued that the Law used to pass the Ministerial Decree was irrelevant (some law from May 2007), thus leading to the Court's recent decision.
The Belgian State already appealed to the Court's decision and will likely put more pressure on the Parliament to pass the Pandemic Law (which would set legal measures that can be applied instantly, any time a "sanitary crisis" is declared).
That's about it for now. I will try to keep you guys updated in the coming days.
Ok, so here's an update :
The press titles are misleading (not surprising, I know...) : the Court didn't ask for the measures to be lifted BUT the State has to make them legally valid (ie : vote a law, which leads to the so-called Pandemic Law in discussion). So no restrictions need to be lifted, they just have 30 days to "conform and make it legal".
The case was filed by the HRL (Human Rights League, LDH in French) which argued that the Law used to pass the Ministerial Decree was irrelevant (some law from May 2007), thus leading to the Court's recent decision.
The Belgian State already appealed to the Court's decision and will likely put more pressure on the Parliament to pass the Pandemic Law (which would set legal measures that can be applied instantly, any time a "sanitary crisis" is declared).
That's about it for now. I will try to keep you guys updated in the coming days.
Thanks