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  • Yaiza Janssens

A, B and C v. Latvia: gender-blindness and trivialisation of indecent acts against adolescent girls

May 20, 2016

By Yaiza Janssens Not many ECtHR cases that focus on a possible obligation under Article 8 of the Convention to conduct a criminal investigation and even fewer cases where the facts fall exclusively concern minors. In A, B and C v. Latvia, a Chamber judgment issued on 31 March 2016, the applicants complained that the […]