In the case of F.B. v. Belgium the Court held that there had been a violation of the right to respect for private life of a foreign national who complained about the decision to terminate her care as an unaccompanied minor following an age assessment procedure.

The Court concluded, without ruling on the reliability of the bone tests or on the applicant's minority, that the procedure for assessing the applicant's age was not surrounded by sufficient guarantees under Article 8 of the Convention.

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