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