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Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)

Oct 21, 2021

The recast “Reception Conditions Directive” is a recast of a previous Directive (Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003), with implementation deadline of 21 July 2015. The Directive covers also detention of asylum seekers (artt. 8-10) and of vulnerable persons...

Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the general principles regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration

Oct 21, 2021

The Joint General Comment of the CMW and CRC addresses the human rights of all children, independently of their or their parents’ status, in the context of international migration. Fundamental principles like non-discrimination, the best interests of the child...

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), General comment No. 14 (2013) on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (art. 3, para. 1)

Oct 21, 2021

The Committee considers that the elements to be taken into account when assessing and determining the child’s best interests, as relevant to the situation in question, are: the child’s views; the child’s identity; the preservation of the family environment...

Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, 25 October 2007

Oct 21, 2021

The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Council of Europe Treaty Series – No. 201) was adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 October 2007 and entered into force on 1 July 2010. It has...

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Oct 21, 2021

The Charter entered into force on 01/12/2009. According to art. 6 of the Treaty on European Union the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter shall have the same legal value as the Treaties....