Vartic v. Romania (No. 2)
- Court / authority
- European Court of Human Rights
- Country / jurisdiction
- Romania
- Date
- 2013-12-17
- Case / document number
- App no 14150/08
- Document type
- European Court of Human Rights case law
- Legal area
- Freedom of religion; prison diet
- Relevant provisions
- ECHR Article 9
Summary
A Buddhist prisoner was refused a vegetarian diet. Following Jakóbski, the Court found a violation of Article 9 because the authorities had not shown that accommodating the diet would disrupt prison management.
Legal significance
Confirms Jakóbski as settled reasoning rather than an isolated case, and places the burden on the authority to justify refusal.
Relevance to the right to vegan food
Supports the argument that a refusal to provide a plant-based meal must be justified by concrete administrative difficulty, not mere inconvenience.
Current legal status
Final judgment; good law.
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