Görgülü v. Germany, 26 February 2004: “Father's right of access to, and custody of, his son born out of wedlock in Germany”

·         refusal to grant to a father custody of his child born out of wedlock or a right of access to that child (Article 8 of the ECHR) – [violation].

·         applicant's role in the decision-making process (Article 8 of the ECHR) – [no violation].

·         fairness of the proceedings (Article 6 § 1 of the ECHR) – [no violation].

Also see the cases of Elsholz v. Germany, 13 July 2000, Hoffmann v. Germany, 11 October 2001, Sahin v. Germany, 8 July 2003, and Sommerfeld v. Germany, 8 July 2003.