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Dr Lena Riemer

Distant Territory, Binding Obligations in Migration Control: The ECtHR’s Judgment in Y.F.C. v. the Netherlands

May 26, 2026

By Lena Riemer The distance between Willemstad and Strasbourg is roughly 7,500 kilometers. Yet, as a self-governing constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Curaçao is bound by the treaty obligations entered into by the Netherlands, including the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). For that reason, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) […]

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