Document type

Manuals, Guidelines, and Handbooks
Thematic areas

Access to Information
Lead/ Author

Università di Genova, Servizio Sociale Internazionale, Institute of Private International Law, Universitat de València, Turība University, European Association for Family and Succession Law
Date

2021
Language

English
Area / Region

Europe
Project

Minor’s Right to Information in EU civil actions – MiRI (2014 - 2020)
Keywords

International Law, European Law, Right to be Heard, Data Collection, Best Interests of the Child, Civil Justice

The Right of the Child to Information in Cross-Border Civil Proceedings: Guidelines on Cross-Border Best Practices

One of the goals of MiRI research project was to develop a set of Guidelines on best practices to improve the right of the child to receive adequate information within the civil proceedings in which she or he is involved. The present Guidelines – which are the main outcome of the MiRI project and have been drafted based on the main criticalities examined – are aimed at improving the situation of children involved in cross-border family proceedings, in order to enhance and protect their fundamental rights as enshrined in international instruments on children’s rights and as part of the EU aquis on the rights of the child.

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