Rights of the child
Case-Law Guide
Transversal Theme Updates
Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.
L. and Others v. France, nos. 46949/21 and 2 others
Investigation and prosecution of alleged rapes of under-aged girls, none of which resulted in convictions of the accused, with a particular view to the authorities’ assessment of consent, gender stereotypes and the vulnerability of minors.
Judgment | Legal Summary
Van Slooten v. the Netherlands, no. 45644/18
Termination of the applicant’s parental authority over her child, less than 1.5 years after the child had been taken into care.
Judgment
N.S. v. the United Kingdom, no. 38134/20
Decision to grant a final adoption order in respect of a child already subject to a placement order, against the wishes of his mother, who had a history of mental health problems.
Judgment
Key Themes
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Related Key Theme(s) from other Article / Transversal Theme pages
- Detention of migrant children (Immigration)
- Discrimination in access to education (Article 2 of Protocol No. 1)
- Domestic violence (Article 2)
- Filiation (Article 8)
- Representation of the child before the ECHR (Article 8)
- Surrogacy (Article 8)
Useful Materials
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