International: Dismissing Catholic abuse victims’ lawsuit, ECHR rules Vatican cannot be sued in European courts
CNN – October 12, 2021
The Vatican cannot be sued in European courts because it is a sovereign state, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday in dismissing a suit from survivors of abuse by Catholic clergy. It was the ECHR’s first case to deal with the immunity of the Holy See, the court said.
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