Climate change can destroy the records on which nationality claims depend. The law may survive the disaster while proof becomes impossible to obtain. Imagine that a child is born during a period…
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When a Child’s Nationality Is Unclear, Who Must Find the Answer?
Writen by Evangelos Trimmis in law-clinic.eu A new Council of Europe draft puts the procedure for determining a child’s nationality in the spotlight. Existing guidance already shows why the answer cannot rest…
Unknown Nationality Is Not a Legal Solution: Europe’s Growing Focus on Stateless Children
by Evangelos Trimmis / Law-Clinic.eu Across Europe, the legal discussion surrounding statelessness is gradually moving beyond the traditional question of whether a person formally possesses a nationality. A different question is becoming…
Citizenship for the Child, Not a Reward for the Parents
Why Europe must separate childhood statelessness from immigration control by Evangelos Trimmis / Law-Clinic.eu A child is born in Europe. The hospital knows when and where the birth occurred. The authorities know…
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…
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…
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…
When School Authority Collapses: What Greece Can Learn from the German Education System
Recent reports from Greece describing the death of a teacher after prolonged stress and bullying by students have shocked the public. While the exact circumstances still require careful clarification, the broader issue…
Citizen-less Children: An Extra Barrier for Single Parents
Single parents everywhere face a demanding reality.They carry the responsibilities of two people at the same time: raising children, maintaining employment, and navigating administrative systems that often assume the presence of two…
When Family Law Becomes Too Correct to Be Just
Why strict legal systems can produce injustice—without breaking any law 1. Family law was meant to protect families Family law exists to protect children, caregiving relationships, and stability.More than any other field…