Pontes v Portugal: ECHR 10 Apr 2012

‘The Court repeats forcefully, in such cases, the interests of the child must come before any other consideration.’

Judges:

Tulkens P

Citations:

19554/09 (French text), [2012] ECHR 1573

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights

Cited by:

CitedANS and Another v ML SC 11-Jul-2012
The mother opposed adoption proceedings, and argued that the provision in the 2007 Act, allowing a court to dispense with her consent, infringed her rights under Article 8 and was therefore made outwith the powers of the Scottish Parliament.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Human Rights, Children

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462552