International Commission of Jurists

EASO, Practical Guide on Age Assessment (2nd edition)

Jan 26, 2022

The EASO Practical Guide on Age Assessment acknowledges, inter alia, that the benefit of the doubt in age determination procedures is a key principle and safeguard since none of the currently available methods of age assessment can determine a specific age with...

N.B.F. v Spain, Communication No. 11/2017, 27 September 2018

Oct 21, 2021

The Committee recalls that the assessment of the age of a young person who claims to be a minor is of fundamental importance, as the outcome determines whether that person will be entitled to or excluded from national protection as a child. Similarly, the enjoyment of...

R.K. v. Spain, Communication No. 27/2017, 18 September 2019

Oct 21, 2021

The Committee recalls that the assessment of the age of a young person who claims to be a minor is of fundamental importance, as the outcome determines whether that person will be entitled to or excluded from national protection as a child. Similarly, the enjoyment of...
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