Communicated on 8 October 2019

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 39717/19 E.H . against Norway lodged on 10 July 2019

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns deprivation of the applicant ’ s parental responsibilities in respect of his son – who was born in 2015 and who had been in foster care since then – and to authorise his son ’ s adoption by the foster parents.

A decision to that effect was first taken by the County Social Welfare Board ( fylkesnemnda for barnevern og sosiale saker ) on 11 January 2018.

On 5 July 2018 the decision was upheld by the City Court ( tingrett ).

On 22 November 2018 the High Court ( lagmannsrett ) refused the parents – the applicant and the child ’ s mother – leave to appeal against the City Court ’ s judgment.

On 28 January 2019 the Supreme Court ’ s Appeals Leave Committee ( Høyesteretts ankeutvalg ) dismissed the parents ’ appeal against the High Court ’ s decision.

Relying on Article 8 of the Convention, the applicant submits that the above decision entailed an unnecessary interference with the right to respect for family life.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Has there been a violation of the applicant ’ s right to respect for his family life, contrary to Article 8 of the Convention? (See, for instance, Strand Lobben and Others v. Norway [GC], no. 37283/13, 10 September 2019 ).