Protection of working mothers - Determination of daily maternity allowances - Infringement of the principle of equality

No legal bond between an unmarried mother and her child resulted from the mere fact of birth - To create the bond, the mother had either to recognise maternity in specific proceedings or to adopt the child - Violation of Article 8 and 14

Protection of working mothers – Company crèches - Employers who have established breastfeeding rooms or company crèches

Failure to take appropriate steps to facilitate contact of deaf and mute father with his son - Violation of Article 8

Article 8 (Respect for family life) - Failure to consider father’s parental rights in child abduction case