Lombardo v. Italy — ECHR (2013), App. no. 25704/11¶

TL;DR. Earlier Italian-line ECHR case (predates Bondavalli 2015). Held that inadequate measures to maintain father-child relationship over 7 years = Article 8 violation. The Court emphasized that passage of time has irreversible consequences for parent-child bonds — the principle later expanded in Bondavalli (2015), Strumia (2016), Improta (2017).

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Citation¶

Lombardo v. Italy, App. no. 25704/11, ECHR (Second Section), Judgment of 29 January 2013.

Holding¶

Italy violated Article 8 by failing to take adequate measures to maintain the parent-child relationship over a 7-year period. The Court explicitly recognized:

"The Court has consistently emphasized that the passage of time can have irremediable consequences for relations between children and the parents who do not live with them."

Significance¶

Lombardo is the earlier (2013) anchor for the time-irreversibility principle that became central to the post-2015 Italian-line jurisprudence:

Bondavalli v. Italy (2015) — state must take adequate enforcement measures
Strumia v. Italy (2016) — exceptional diligence required
Improta v. Italy (2017) — administrative delay alone = violation
Solarino v. Italy (2017) — courts cannot rubber-stamp coached refusal

When citing the ECHR Article 8 enforcement line, Lombardo establishes the time-doctrine foundation; Bondavalli and Improta operationalize it.

Citing posts¶

#	Post
13	https://www.antialienate.com/blog/echr-article-8-eu-legal-weapon
41	https://www.antialienate.com/blog/the-reunification-journey

Primary source¶

HUDOC: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-116126

Disclaimer¶

Wiki entry, not legal advice.

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