The right to family life in the context of respecting the minor's best interest principle
| Author | Iva Pendavinji |
| Position | Fan. S. Noli University of Korca, Albania |
| Pages | 61-74 |
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The right to famil
y
life in the context of respecting the minor’s best interest
p
rinci
p
l
e
I
va Pen
d
avin
j
i
F
an. S. Noli
U
niversity o
f
Korca,
A
lbania
Abs
tr
ac
t
The right to family life, as any other human right, is universally enjoyed by all children
without distinction o
f
any kind, such as race, sex, origin, social, economic status and other
n
on-discriminatory criteria provided in national and international acts
.
1
This right begins to be enjoyed at the moment states adopt laws focusing on the protection o
f
children from birth and integration into the family.
2
Notwithstandin
g
the national and international commitment to sanctionin
g
an inte
g
rated
s
ystem of legislation for children, it is imperative to implement and take measures to ensure
t
he e ective enjoyment of the right to family life, the observance of which is a crucial step
t
owards respecting the principle o
f
the child’s best interest.
G
iven the sensitivity of the case, this study aims to present a general overview of the
i
mplementation o
f
the law in question, in view o
f
national and international jurisprudence.
B
earing in mind the current issues and the role of the state in minimizing problems, the paper
presents a refl ection on the importance of enforcing children's rights by any state institutions
t
hat has the proper competence.
K
e
y
words
:
family life, child's best interest, jurisprudence, implementation, respect.
I
ntr
odu
ct
io
n
T
he enjo
y
ment o
f
f
amil
y
li
f
e is an existential need
f
or ever
y
child who needs s
p
ecial
care
d
ue to age an
d
inte
ll
ectua
l
immaturit
y.
3
T
h
is care is a ri
b
ute
d
as a
l
ega
l
com
p
re
h
ensive o
bl
igation, not on
ly
to
p
arents
b
ut a
l
so to state aut
h
orities.
F
amil
y
li
f
e consists in recognizing the identit
y
o
f
p
arents,
f
amil
y
traditions and the
e
arl
y
develo
p
ment o
f
the
p
ersonalit
y
o
f
all
f
amil
y
members. The
f
unction o
f
the
f
amil
y
as an agent o
f
socialization is es
p
eciall
y
evident in children o
f
an
y
societ
y
.
T
he diversit
y
o
f
situations, which can
q
uestion the im
p
ortance o
f
p
rotecting this
r
ight, should be considered in view o
f
acknowledgement o
f
the ‘child’s best interest
p
rinci
p
le’. Nevertheless, in an
y
p
resent situation, es
p
eciall
y
regarding
f
amil
y
ma ers,
b
e
f
ore the judicial or administrative authorities, the
p
rimar
y
concern should be the
be
st
i
nt
e
r
e
st
of
th
e
m
i
n
o
r.
When the legal s
y
stem has to deal with a child's
f
amil
y
li
f
e, it normall
y
o
p
erates
di
erentl
y
f
rom that o
f
the
p
arents because the awareness is
p
aramount. Children
b
ecome eventuall
y
res
p
onsibilit
y
o
f
state institutions a
airs not because o
f
them,
b
ut because o
f
the death o
f
their
p
arents, abandonment or se
p
aration. Conse
q
uentl
y
,
their protection and care are paramount and necessary to fulfi ll their best interest.
p
1
A
rt. 7 of the Convention on the ri
g
hts of Children.
2
Case of Merckx vs. Belgium, A
pp
lication no. 6833/74, Decision of 13 June 1979
.
3
Preamble of the Convention on the ri
g
hts of Children
.
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