jan 19, 2012 - Popov v France: Administrative detention of foreign national children.
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The members of the family were held in administrative detention on account of the illegality of their presence in France, on premises that were not adapted to the children’s extreme vulnerability. The Court found the children’s particular situation was not examined and the authorities did not verify that the placement in administrative detention was a measure of last resort for which no alternative was available. The Court came to a conclusion that the French system did not sufficiently protect their right to liberty and that there has been a violation of Article 5 § 1 (f) of the Convention in respect of the children.
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