Ciubotaru v. Moldova

Ciubotaru v. Moldova (application No. 27138/04) was a case decided by European Court of Human Rights in 2010. Mihai Ciubotaru sought to have his ethnicity changed from Moldovan to Romanian on his birth and marriage certificates, which Moldova refused. The Court found that Moldova's procedure for changing ethnicity of record violated Article 8 (right to private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Ciubotaru v. Moldova
Decided 27 April 2010
Full case nameCiubotaru v. Moldova
CaseApplication No. 27138/04
President
Nicolas Bratza
Judges
Legislation affecting
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
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