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Advisory Opinion OC-21/14, "Rights and Guarantees of Children in the Context of Migration and/or in Need of International Protection"

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Advisory Opinion OC-21/14, "Rights and Guarantees of Children in the Context of Migration and/or in Need of International Protection"

This Advisory Opinion on migrant children (hereinafter “the request”) from the Court was requested by member-states to “determine the precise obligations of the States in relation to the possible measures to be adopted regarding children, their immigration status or the status of their parents in light of the interpretation of Articles 1(1), 2, 4(1), 5, 7, 8, 11, 17, 19, 22(7), 22(8), 25 and 29 of the American Convention on Human Rights; Articles 1, 6, 8, 25 and 27 of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man; and Article 13 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture.”

Date of Publication
Target Audience
Government
Source / Publisher
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Language
English
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Regional
Region
Americas
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
7
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Child-sensitive
Keywords
Child and young migrants
Migration policy and other public policies
Status
Published

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