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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...

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), General comment No. 24 (2019) on children’s rights in the child justice system

Oct 21, 2021

“This General comment replaces General comment No. 10 (2007) on children’s rights in juvenile justice. The scope of the comment is focused on children alleged as, accused of or recognized as having infringed criminal law....

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2020 (2014): The alternatives to immigration detention of children

Oct 21, 2021

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly notes that although the legislation of most member States provides for the introduction of alternatives to detention, the majority of countries are not applying them in practice. The Assembly calls for an end to the...

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), General comment No. 12 (2009): The right of the child to be heard

Oct 21, 2021

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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...