{"id":1872,"date":"2024-12-09T07:43:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dci-canada.org\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2026-10-10T18:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:47:05","slug":"defence-for-children-international-canada-intervenes-at-supreme-court-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dci-canada.org\/?p=1872","title":{"rendered":"DCI-Canada Intervenes at Supreme Court of Canada in Dunmore v Mehralian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">November 28, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Defence for Children International (DCI)- Canada<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>and the Centre for Refugee Children have intervened in the case of <i>Dunmore v. Mehralian<\/i>, a case under the <i>Children\u2019s Law Reform Act<\/i>, which is to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on December 9<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At issue in the case is the determination of the \u2018habitual residence\u2019 of a child who resided<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>both in Canada and in a country that is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>This case has the potential to produce harmful precedent for vulnerable children in Canada particularly those touched by an immigration process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cCanada must always strive to ensure the rights of all children afforded to them under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child are realized\u201d , said Irwin Elman, President, Defence For Children International \u2013 Canada, \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The position of DCI \u2013 Canada<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>before the Supreme Court is that the habitual residence analysis undertaken by the Court must take into account the reality of the child, and be consistent with a child\u2019s human rights under the <i>Child Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/i>, the <i>Hague Convention<\/i>, and the <i>Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Elman said, \u201cChildren have the right to be heard. Children have the right to have decisions to be made about them to be made in their best interests.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>We call upon the Supreme Court to Act as a duty bearer for these fundamental rights\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For More Information Contact office@dci-canada.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">DCI-Canada is the Canadian section of a global movement promoting and protecting the rights of children and youth<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">CRC provide settlement services and legal support to refugee and migrant children in Ontario. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">DCI- Canada and CRC are represented, in this case, by Fareen Jamal and Fadwa Yehia of Jamal Family Law Professional Corporation. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 28, 2024 Defence for Children International (DCI)- Canada&nbsp;and the Centre for Refugee Children have intervened in the case of Dunmore v. Mehralian, a case under the Children\u2019s Law Reform Act, which is to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on December 9th, 2024. 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