Rudolf Ernst, Kramer Josef, Gebauer Axel, Bednar Alexander, Recsey Zoltan, Zehetmayr Jürgen, Bukal Josef, Winkler Ingomar
, Wiesenstr. 20, 4800, Attnang-Puchheim, Austria,
Int J Legal Med. 2015 May;129(3):595-602. doi: 10.1007/s00414-014-1122-x. Epub 2014 Nov 20.
In order to establish identity of asylum seekers, part of which is age clarification, administrative authorities are obliged to investigate the credibility of allegations based on the usual means of evidence to determine the applicable legal background. In case of serious doubts concerning age minority declaration, medical expert opinion builds the key proof bound by a complex framework consisting of EU regulations, domestic legal backgrounds and the scientific 'state of the art,' the latter being largely influenced by the pursuit of the German 'Study Group on Forensic Age Diagnostics.' Our application example demonstrates the exceptional value of its guidelines serving evidence-based understanding of the age issue in borderline adults within the asylum context. The results deriving from a substantial number of cases disclose an unequivocal inclination of age-disputed male refugees towards concluding somatic development despite a tendency of low lying age reports.
为确定寻求庇护者的身份，其中一部分是年龄核实，行政当局有义务依据常规证据手段调查指控的可信度，以确定适用的法律背景。在对年龄未成年声明存在严重疑问的情况下，医学专家意见构成关键证据，该证据受由欧盟法规、国内法律背景和科学“现有技术水平”组成的复杂框架约束，后者在很大程度上受德国“法医年龄诊断研究小组”的研究影响。我们的应用示例表明，其指南对于在庇护背景下基于证据理解边缘成年人的年龄问题具有特殊价值。大量案例得出的结果显示，尽管年龄报告往往偏低，但在年龄存在争议的男性难民中，明显倾向于认定身体发育情况。
