The guidelines of the European Convention on Human Rights and of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child govern the relief measures for children and young adults in distress as well as for their families and the general rules for adoption.
It is in the „best interests of the child“ (article 3 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child) that public administrations and contracted providers implement these assistance measures. It is also in the best interests of the child that the Ministry processes adoption requests in Luxembourg.
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