PARADISO AND CAMPANELLI v. ITALY - 25358/12 - Chamber Judgment (French Text) [2015] ECHR 76 (27 January 2015)

PARADISO AND CAMPANELLI v. ITALY - 25358/12 - Chamber Judgment (French Text) [2015] ECHR 76 (27 January 2015)

The Court held that the applicants did not have standing to represent the child before the Court, as they had no biological or legal parental link and the child was represented by a court-appointed guardian. Regarding the applicants' own rights, the Court found that the refusal to transcribe the Russian birth...

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Citation
[2015] ECHR 76
Parties
Applicant: Donatina Paradiso; Applicant: Giovanni Campanelli; Respondent: Republic of Italy
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Chamber Judgment
Outcome
Application partly inadmissible and partly dismissed; no violation found.
Legal Topics
Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Recognition of Foreign Birth Certificates, Surrogacy, Adoption, Order Public Exception, Procedural Rights Under ECHR
Human Rights Law Family Law International Private Law Right to Respect for Private and Family Life Recognition of Foreign Birth Certificates Surrogacy Adoption Order Public Exception +1 more

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Parties

Donatina Paradiso

Applicant

Giovanni Campanelli

Applicant

Republic of Italy

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Chamber Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the refusal to transcribe a Russian birth certificate and the removal of a child from the applicants violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
  2. 2 Whether the applicants had standing to represent the child before the Court
  3. 3 Whether the Italian authorities' actions were justified under the Convention

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the applicants did not have standing to represent the child before the Court, as they had no biological or legal parental link and the child was represented by a court-appointed guardian. Regarding the applicants' own rights, the Court found that the refusal to transcribe the Russian birth certificate and the removal of the child constituted an interference with their right to respect for family life under Article 8 ECHR. However, the interference was prescribed by law, pursued legitimate aims (protection of the child and public order), and was necessary in a democratic society. The Italian authorities acted within their margin of appreciation, given the absence of a...

Court Disposition

Application partly inadmissible and partly dismissed; no violation found.