The article analyzes the judgment of the Inter-
American Court of Human Rights in the Familia
Pacheco Tineo vs. Plurinational State of Bolivia
case. Three aspects are considered. First, the application
of the criteria set out in former decisions
on guarantees in case of expulsion of foreigners
and their relationship with the principle of non-refoulement.
Second, the consideration of the Court
(for the first time) on the right to seek and receive
asylum recognized in the American Convention.
Third, the attention put into the special protection
that migrant children receive, both in relation to
the expulsion from the territory of the State and
the right to asylum, in view of the protection of
their best interest. The article places the judgement
in the context of the Inter-American Court and
Commission precedents, on the issues involved
and reveals its innovative contributions.
Keywords:
migration, asylum, expulsion of foreigners, rights of children
Author Biography
Fernando Arlettaz, Universidad de Zaragoza, España-UNISANGIL, Colombia
Es Doctor en Sociología Jurídica e Instituciones Políticas por la Universidad de Zaragoza. Sus áreas de trabajo son, entre otras, la laicidad del Estado y la libertad de conciencia, el estatuto de extranjeros y migrantes, y el multicul-turalismo y las minorías.
Arlettaz, F. (2015). Familia Pacheco Tineo case: Expulsion of foreigners, migrant childhood and asylum. Anuario De Derechos Humanos, (11), pág. 85–94. https://doi.org/10.5354/adh.v0i11.37490