Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Roma Traditions of Child-Rearing and Child Protection

by Fei An Kersten and Susan Rutten

Question(s) at stake

Whether customs prevalent in Roma culture may influence the out-of-home placement of a child from a Roma family.

Outcome of the ruling

Customs characteristic of Roma culture may result in the child not receiving the required care and/or protection, which may lead to the out-of-home placement of a child.

Country:

Netherlands

Official citation

Court of Appeal Arnhem-Leeuwarden, 8 November 2016 (Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden, 8 november 2016)

ECLI:NL:GHARL:2016:9071

Topic(s)

Keywords:

Kinship and filiation Measures and actions involving children Parental responsibility Parental rights Children's rights Limitations and justifications Balancing act

Tag(s):

Roma culture Roma traditions Child protection measures

Bibliographic information

Kersten, Fei An; Rutten, Susan (2024): Roma Traditions of Child-Rearing and Child Protection, Department of Law and Anthropology, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany, CUREDI076NL007, https://doi.org/10.48509/CUREDI076NL007.

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About the authors

Fei An Kersten (Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Netherlands)

Susan Rutten (Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Netherlands) ORCID logo