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.
(CNN) The Vatican is not a party to lawsuits in European courts due to the fact that they are sovereign sovereign state and a sovereign state, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled on Tuesday the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by survivors of abuse committed by Catholic clergy.
It was the first ECHR instance to address an immunity issue for the Holy See the court noted.
The group comprised of Belgian, French and Dutch victims of abuse tried to bring a lawsuit against for damages against the Holy See and Catholic Church officials in Belgian courts starting in 2011. However, judges in the country decided that they were not able to sue over the Vatican the European Court of Human Rights explained on Tuesday when it explains its decision.
The victims of abuse have fought for their rights through the Belgian system of justice before taking their case before the European court in 2017. ECHR stated.
On Tuesday on Tuesday, the ECHR declared 6-1, that Vatican is a sovereign state that was not liable to lawsuits and that there was no thing "unreasonable or arbitrarily" to the Belgian courts' decision to adopt the position.
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