International Commission of Jurists

M.B. v. Spain, Communication No. 28/2017, 28 September 2020

Mar 10, 2023

In this case the applicant maintained that the State failed to respect his right to be presumed to be a minor in the event of doubt or uncertainty and thus acted against his best interests and in violation of article 3 of the Convention, putting him at risk of...

A.D. v. Spain, Communication No. 21/2017, 4 February 2020

Mar 10, 2023

In this case, the applicant claims that the failure of the State to recognize the validity of the original copies of his official identity documents and his refusal to undergo unnecessary tests to assess his age led to the wrong consideration of him being an adult,...

D.K.N. v. Spain, Communication No. 15/2017, 1 February 2019

Mar 10, 2023

This case concerns a citizen of Ghana who arrived in Spain in an irregular manner in 2016 stating that he is a minor and presenting a Ghanaian birth certificate. The Spanish authorities deemed this document to be invalid and ordered that the applicant undergo medical...
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