Summary:

This report summarises the status of children's rights in Portugal vis-a-vis European human rights mechanisms.

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Search CRIN's ratifications table to find regional instruments to which Portugal is a party.

European Court of Human Rights

Portugal is a member of the Council of Europe and subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, which issues decisions that are binding on all Council of Europe members. The Court maintains a searchable database of its case law (http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/Pages/search.aspx#), and the Council of Europe's Theseus project also offers a database containing Court case law relevant to children's rights (http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/children/WCD/simpleSearch_en.asp).

CRIN's case law database currently contains no decision of the European Court of Human Rights on Portugal. If you are aware of any relevant cases, please contact CRIN at info@crin.org.

European Committee of Social Rights

Read a country factsheet on Portugal and the European Social Charter: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/socialcharter/CountryFactsheets/Portugal_en.pdf 

The case law database of the European Committee of Social Rights can be accessed here

European Union

Portugal is a member of the European Union and is therefore subject to EU directives and other standards pertaining to children's rights. Read more on the EU and children's rights.

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Organisation Contact Details:

Child Rights International Network
East Studio
2 Pontypool Place
London
SE1 8QF
Tel: +44 (0)207 401 2257
Email: info@crin.org
Website: www.crin.org

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Last updated 29/05/2013 18:23:37