Berrehab v. Netherlands, 21 June 1988.
The applicants were a citizen of Morocco, divorced from his Dutch wife, and his daughter, who lived with her mother.  After the divorce, the Government of the Netherlands refused to renew the father's work permit and eventually expelled him from the country.  The applicants argued that the Government's action violated Article 8 of the Convention, which protects family life. The European Court of Human Rights agreed and held that Article 8 had been violated because the refusal to renew the work permit and the expulsion of the father prevented the applicants from maintaining regular contact.
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