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Stateless Children in Europe: What the New EU Migration Pact Means for Families and Why Comparative Law Matters
On 12 June 2026, an important change entered into force across the European Union. While most public attention focused on asylum procedures, border controls, and migration management, one provision received far less attention. For the first time, EU legislation explicitly requires authorities to identify and record indications of statelessness during migration and asylum procedures. For…
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Europe’s Statelessness Shift: Why Stateless Children Can No Longer Remain Invisible
When a Child Exists in Reality, but Not Fully in Law Across Europe, thousands of children grow up in a legal grey zone.They go to school, speak the local language, live with their families, and are often fully integrated into society — yet legally, they remain uncertain who they are in the eyes of the…
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When a Child Exists in the System—but Not in Law
Across Europe, a child’s right to a legal identity is formally recognised.Birth registration, nationality, and legal status are considered fundamental protections. Yet, in practice, situations arise where a child is fully present within administrative systems—but absent in legal terms. This contradiction does not result from a lack of law.It emerges from the way different legal…
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Stateless Children and the Illusion of Protection: When Cooperation Replaces Responsibility
This article was originally published on Law-Clinic.eu and is republished here with contextual adaptation.👉 Original: https://law-clinic.eu/ Across Europe, the right of a child to have a legal identity is formally recognized.Yet for some families, this right remains theoretical. Parents often face a system where responsibility is unclear and solutions remain out of reach. A recent…
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Staatenlose Kinder und die Illusion des Schutzes: Wenn Kooperation Verantwortung ersetzt
In Europa ist das Recht eines Kindes auf eine rechtliche Identität anerkannt.In der Praxis bleibt dieses Recht jedoch für viele Familien unerreichbar. Das Problem liegt nicht im Fehlen von Gesetzen oder im Mangel an Kooperation. Vielmehr liegt es in der Verteilung der Verantwortung. In der Praxis zeigt sich ein wiederkehrendes Muster: Das Ergebnis: Verfahren bestehen…
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Ανιθαγενή Παιδιά και η Ψευδαίσθηση Προστασίας
Στην Ευρώπη, το δικαίωμα κάθε παιδιού σε νομική ταυτότητα αναγνωρίζεται.Ωστόσο, για πολλές οικογένειες, αυτό το δικαίωμα παραμένει θεωρητικό. Το πρόβλημα δεν είναι η έλλειψη νόμων ή συνεργασίας. Το πρόβλημα είναι η κατανομή της ευθύνης. Στην πράξη: Το αποτέλεσμα είναι σαφές: υπάρχουν διαδικασίες, αλλά όχι λύσεις. Η έννοια της «συνεργασίας» συχνά κρύβει το βασικό πρόβλημα: Όταν…