Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Date: 08/22/2023

Subject: The decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognizes the responsibility of the State for the removal of a child from his mother, of 13 years old, at the time of the birth and the custody to a different family following an irregular proceeding, in violation of the rights of children, the right to the respect for family life, to the protection of the family, to an effective remedy, personal integrity, to identity and the right to live without violence

Parties: María y otros vs. Argentina

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Dignity - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 9 Right to found a family - Equality - Art. 24 Children’s rights - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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