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No papers - no birth certificate? Recommendations for registering children of refugees born in Germany
Keine Papiere - keine Geburtsurkunde? Empfehlungen für die Registrierung von in Deutschland geborenen Kindern Geflüchteter
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Abstract
Registering a child immediately after birth is a State obligation under article 7(1) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Registration serves to identify a newborn and is a prerequisite for enjoying other rights. In practice, registering the children of refugees born in Germany often tak... view more
Registering a child immediately after birth is a State obligation under article 7(1) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Registration serves to identify a newborn and is a prerequisite for enjoying other rights. In practice, registering the children of refugees born in Germany often takes several months if their parents cannot adequately prove their own identity. This paper provides recommendations on how to implement the provisions of the Convention on registering births.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; human rights convention; discrimination; UNO; birth; refugee
Classification
Law
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
Position / Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, 18
ISSN
2509-3037
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications