ISUFI v. SERBIA DECISION her mother, who had herself been born in Kosovo1, had no Serbian identity document to provide in support of the relevant request and that such a document was an explicit legal requirement for registering a birth. 2. The applicant is of Romani origin and was born on 3 March 2022 in Vranje Hospital, a State-run medical facility. The applicant lodged her application with the Court through her mother, who retained legal representation on her behalf. 3. On 4 March 2022 Vranje Hospital submitted an electronic birth registration request with the relevant municipal authorities, in accordance with Article 47 § 1 of the Public Registers Act. 4. On 21 September 2022, in accordance with Article 344 § 4 and Article 345 § 3 of the Family Act, the Bujanovac Social Care Centre provided the applicant with a name and a surname, her parents having failed to do so earlier. 5. By 1 February 2023, on the basis of the Non-Contentious Proceedings Act, a court of law ordered that the applicant’s mother’s birth be entered into the birth register. Previously, as part of a separate set of proceedings concerning the same matter, the court had refused to do so on evidentiary grounds. 6. On 15 May 2023 the applicant’s mother was provided with a Serbian identity card. 7. On 22 May 2023 the applicant’s father acknowledged his paternity. That declaration was affirmed by the applicant’s mother. 8. On 24 May 2023 the municipal authorities informed the applicant of her personal identification number (JMBG). 9. On 22 January 2024 the applicant was provided with a birth certificate containing all of her relevant personal information. The certificate also stated, inter alia, that she was a national of the Republic of Serbia. 10. On 20 February 2024 the municipal authorities confirmed that the applicant’s mother had retroactively been paid the child support allowance that she had accrued. She was paid, in Serbian dinars, an amount equivalent to approximately 2,601 euros. 11. Article 16 of the Health Insurance Act provided, inter alia, that children up to the age of 18, regardless of their circumstances, would have the status of an insured person and as such be entitled to the healthcare guaranteed to all other insured persons. The same applied to all women during pregnancy, delivery and maternity for a period of 12 month after delivery. 12. The Court notes that the AIRE Centre and the European Network on Statelessness, as third-party intervenors, submitted observations on, inter alia, the States’ obligations under Articles 8 and 14 of the Convention regarding birth registration, identity documents, and nationality. They 1 All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. 2