CASE

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Case Name

G.N. v. Poland (Application No 2171/14)

INCADAT reference

HC/E/PL 1347

Court

Name

European Court of Human Rights

Level

European Court of Human Rights (ECrtHR)

Judge(s)

András Sajó (President); Nona Tsotsoria, Paulo Pinto de Alburquerque, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Egidijus Kūris, Iulia Motoc, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer (judges); Andrea Tamietti (Deputy Section Registrar)

States involved

Requesting State

CANADA

Requested State

POLAND

Decision

Date

19 July 2016

Status

Final

Grounds

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Order

ECrtHR - Violation of Article 8 ECHR, award of damages

HC article(s) Considered

13(1)(b) 21

HC article(s) Relied Upon

-

Other provisions

Article 8 ECHR 

Authorities | Cases referred to

X v. Latvia (Application No 27853/09) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1234]; Maumousseau and Washington v. France (Application No 39388/05) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/942]; Ignaccolo-Zenide v. Romania (Application No 31679/96) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/336]; Iosub Caras v. Romania (Application No 7198/04) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/867]; Shaw v. Hungary (Application No 6457/09) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1150]; Adžić v. Croatia (Application No 22643/14) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1337]; K.J. v. Poland (Application No 30813/14) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1348]; López Guió v. Slovakia (Application No 102/80/12) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1272]; Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland (Application No 41615/07) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1323]; G.S. v. Georgia (Application No 2361/13) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1349]; Paradis v. Germany (Application No 4783/03) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/860]; Carlson v. Switzerland (Application No 49492/06) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/999]; Karrer v. Romania (Application No 16965/10) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1149]; R.S. v. Poland (Application No 63777/09) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1350]; Blaga v. Romania (Application No 54443/10) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/1274]; Monory v. Hungary & Romania (Application No 71099/01) [INCADAT Reference HC/E/802]

SYNOPSIS

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1 child wrongfully retained at 8 months old – National of Canada – Married parents – Father national of Canada and Poland – Mother national of Poland – Child lived in Canada  – Application for return filed with the courts of Poland on 31 October 2011 – Return refused before application to ECtHR on 23 December 2013 – Violation of Art. 8 ECHR – EUR 9,000 awarded in damages – The reasoning of the domestic courts in applying Art. 13(1)(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Hague Convention disregarded the relevant elements necessary for assessing the best interests of the child within the strict application of the Article

Un enfant retenu illicitement à l’âge de huit mois – Ressortissant canadien – Parents mariés – Père ressortissant du Canada et de Pologne – Mère ressortissante polonaise – Enfant résident au Canada – Demande de retour déposée auprès des tribunaux polonais le 31 octobre 2011 – Retour refusé avant le dépôt d’un recours auprès de la CrEDH le 23 décembre 2013 – Violation de l’art. 8 de la CEDH – 9 000 € de dommages et intérêts –Le raisonnement des tribunaux nationaux dans leur application de l’art. 13(1)(b) de la Convention Enlèvement d’enfants de 1980 n’a pas tenu compte des éléments pertinents nécessaires à l’examen de l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant au sens strict de l’article

Niño retenido ilícitamente a la edad de ocho meses – Nacional de Canadá – Padres casados – Padre nacional de Canadá y Polonia – Madre nacional de Canadá – Niño con residencia en Canadá – Demanda de restitución presentada ante los tribunales polacos el 31 de octubre de 2011 – Restitución denegada antes de la presentación de un recurso ante el TEDH el 23 de diciembre de 2013 – Violación del art. 8 del CEDH – Indemnización de €9000 por daños y perjuicios – En cuanto a la aplicación del art. 13(1)(b) del Convenio de La Haya sobre Sustracción de Menores, los tribunales nacionales no tuvieron en cuenta los elementos pertinentes necesarios para evaluar el interés superior del niño en el sentido estricto del artículo

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