http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210412-221156-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/is-compulsory-vaccination-compulsory/ Is Compulsory Vaccination Compulsory? Vikarská, Zuzana eng 2021-04-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 8 ECHR European Court of Human Rights vaccination Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On Thursday 8 April 2021, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Vavřička and others v. the Czech Republic. The Grand Chamber ruled strongly (16:1) in favour of the Czech government, granting the state a wide margin of appreciation in the assessment of the need for compulsory vaccination of children. In light of the COVID-related challenges, it is important that the Court took a clear stance regarding the importance of vaccination. At the same time, however, it is regrettable that the Court did not offer a stronger and more coherent reasoning justifying its value-driven decision.