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Constitutional Court of Belgium, Decision n°166/2013, 19 December 2013

Oct 21, 2021

Decision of the Constitutional Court on the action for annulment brought by a coalition of associations on the legality of article 74/9 of the law of 15 December 1980. The Court confirmed the legality of this article and clarified its scope, finding that the detention...

Mubilanzila Mayeka and Kaniki Mitunga v. Belgium, ECtHR, Application No. 13178/03, Judgment of 12 October 2006

Oct 21, 2021

http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-77447

UNCRC Committee, 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...

UNCRC Committee, General comment No. 6 (2005): Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Outside their Country of Origin

Oct 21, 2021

The objective of this general comment is to draw attention to the particularly vulnerable situation of unaccompanied and separated children; to outline the multifaceted challenges in ensuring that such children are able to access and enjoy their rights; and, to...

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 18 December 1990

Oct 21, 2021

The Convention was adopted by Resolution A/RES/45/158 of 18 December 1990. It entered into force on 1 July 2003. The States Parties amount to 56 (in October 2021). The Convention sets out the rights of migrant workers and members of their families....