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  • Alice Margaria

Trans Family Law in Strasbourg: The Bittersweet Flavour of Savinovskikh and Others v Russia

November 19, 2024

by Alice Margaria The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) is becoming increasingly familiar with some of the struggles faced by trans parents. Over the last four years alone, it has ruled on at least three relevant cases: two concerning the termination of parental rights and one tackling the especially sensitive matter of parental […]

  • Guest Blogger

The protection of foster parents right to family and the best interests of the child

October 01, 2019

By Kartica van de Zon, assistant professor of Family Law, Leiden Law School, the Child Law Department On 9 April 2019, the ECtHR delivered its judgement in the case V.D and others v Russia. The case concerned a seriously disabled boy who had been in the care of his foster mother for nine years. Typically […]