The European Court of Human Rights is considering the request of Medical students!

2025-11-17 10:32:33Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The European Court of Human Rights is considering the request of Medical

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has agreed to hear the lawsuit filed by medical students who are against the law on forced employment in Albania to obtain their degrees.

"Strasbourg" will take up their request to repeal this law. In June of last year, students of the Faculty of Medicine filed a lawsuit against the Albanian state with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, requesting the repeal of the law that forces them to work in our country after completing their studies.

In February 2024, the Constitutional Court upheld the law approved by the government in July 2023, but with an amendment to reduce the number of years of compulsory employment.

The Constitutional Court decided that students currently studying in their 2nd and 4th years must work for 3 years in Albania, while those in their 5th or 6th year must stay for 2 years to receive their diploma.

While for those students who refuse to sign a contract where they are forced to pay, in the form of an economic sanction in the amount of five times the current full tuition fee.

After this Constitutional Court decision, the students decided to go to Strasbourg with the aim of repealing the Albanian government's law.


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