Regularisation of unlawful residence (Case Comment)

Comments on Pormes v Netherlands (25402/14) (ECtHR) on whether the refusal, following conviction for a number of offences, to grant a residence permit to an adult who had lived in the country since he was four years old breached his rights under ECHR art.8. Highlights the relationship of immigration status to the scope of applicability of art.8, the unresolved issue of his paternity, the relevance of convictions and the dissenting approach.