Legal Database

Here you will find laws and standards significant for children's rights around the world, including summaries of court cases

You can find decisions by domestic, regional and international courts and by complaints mechanisms. To find cases that explicitly cite the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), search "CRC in court articles".

Dr Aparna Sehgal v. Dr Jasmeet Singh Sucha Singh

12 Jul 2011 Instrument

Case concerning a mother's appeal against the lower court's grant of custody of one of two children to the father.

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Lai Meng v. Toh Chew Lian

30 Sep 2011 Instrument

Case concerning a putative father's rights of access to his illegitimate child.

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J.E. F.M. v. Lynch

20 Sep 2016 Instrument

Case concerning an appeal against the complex process through which immigrant children must go in order to raise and appeal right-to-counsel claims in immigration/removal proceedings.

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FHY v. GJS

20 Apr 2008 Instrument

Case concerning recognition of the role of both parents in an application for joint custody.

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JEK v. LCYP

13 Aug 2015 Instrument

Case concerning international child abduction and a child's objections to being returned to his habitual residence.

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H v. N

9 Oct 2012 Case Law

Case concerning the best interests of the child during the granting of an interim order for their care and custody following their parents' separation.

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The Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda v. Michael Moore

11 Apr 2012 Case Law

Case concerning the international return of children in cases of international parental child abduction.

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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited v. Chief G.B.A Tiebo & Ors.

8 Apr 2005 Case Law

Case concerning the damage incurred by a community from an oil spill and the consequent allocation of damages.

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Comilang v. Commissioner of Registration

15 Jun 2012 Instrument

Case concerning the application of international human rights treaties to decisions determining immigration status.

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Kutty v. Kutty

16 May 2005 Instrument

Case concerning proposed child maintenance payments out of the proceeds of company shares.

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Pagtama, Victorina Alegre v. Director of Immigration

12 Jan 2016 Instrument

Case concerning the requirement to consider the best interests of the child in immigration applications.

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Unicef and others v. Belgium

28 Apr 2016 Case Law

Case concerning the rights of children held in detention while awaiting the determination of their immigration status in Belgium.

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