The ECHR has accepted a request for an advisory opinion submitted by Ukraine’s Supreme Court.

In its request, Ukraine’s Supreme Court has asked the Court to provide guidance on the Convention issues arising in a case pending before it concerning a dispute between a monastery of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and a former nun over her right to live in a convent owned by the monastery. She left the convent in a context of conflict within the religious community.

The request raises issues regarding the right to reside in a monastery of a person who used to belong to a religious order and whether the dispute should be resolved by the national courts.

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