Demir and Baykara v. Turkey

Demir and Baykara v Turkey
CourtEuropean Court of Human Rights
Decided12 November 2008
Citations[2008] ECHR 1345, (2009) 48 EHRR 54
TranscriptFull text of judgment
Court membership
Judges sittingJudge Rozakis (President); Judges Bratza, Tulkens, Casadevall, Bonello, Türmen, Traja, Zupančič, Zagrebelsky, Pavlovschi, Garlicki, Gyulumyan, Mijović, Spielmann, Šikuta, Villiger, Hirvelä
Keywords
Collective bargaining

Demir and Baykara v Turkey [2008] ECHR 1345 is a landmark European Court of Human Rights case concerning Article 11 ECHR and the right to engage in collective bargaining. It affirmed the fundamental right of workers to engage in collective bargaining and take collective action to achieve that end.