A and B v. Malta, ECtHR, 4986/24, 24/06/2025
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2025

Article 6 - Impartiality of a judge in childcare proceedings - Article 8 - Right to visit - Interlocutory decisions rejecting applicant’s request that opposing party’s contact rights be reduced or supervised accompanied by relevant and sufficient reasons 

Dissenting / Concurring: Chanturia / Schembri Orland

Strand Lobben and Others v. Norway, ECtHR, 37283/13, 10/09/2019 [GC]
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2019

This case concerned the Norwegian authorities’ decision to remove a mother’s parental authority and let foster parents adopt her son - The applicants complained about the domestic authorities’ decision to remove the mother’s parental authority and let the child’s foster parents adopt him - Violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life)

Dissenting / Concurring: Jon Fridrik Kjølbro, Alena Poláčková, Pauliine Koskelo, Dag Bugge Nordén/Egidijus Kūris, Ranzoni, Yudkivska, Harutyunyan, Paczolay, Chanturia

V.D. and Others v. Russia, ECtHR, 72931/10, 09/04/2019
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2019

Article 8 (Respect for family life) - Transfer of child back to biological parents after nine years in care of foster mother - Foster mother and children denied access to child following his transfer to biological parents after nine years in foster care

Fornerón and Daughter v. Argentina, IACtHR, Series C No 242, 27/04/2012

Denial by national courts to a single father of the rights to custody, visitation and opposition to the adoption of his biological daughter, surrendered by her mother to a married couple upon birth - Stereotypes about the single father's unfitness for taking care of her child - Violation of the right to a hearing within a reasonable time and the right to family