Tokens: Without
,
obviously
,
going
into
the
merits
of
the
balancing
exercise
conducted
by
the
competent
national
authority
,
I
wish
to
stress
that
the
finding
in
the
judgment
that
there
was
no
thorough
balancing
of
the
interests
in
issue
,
is
also
supported
by
the
Federal
Supreme
Court
’s
failure
to
note
and
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
second
applicant
had
an
underage
half
-
sister
in
Switzerland
,
a
fact
which
could
be
a
relevant
consideration
in
ensuring
the
welfare
of
the
second
applicant
.
Regard
should
have
been
had
during
the
balancing
test
to
whether
the
interference
imposed
would
prevent
the
second
applicant
from
retaining
or
establishing
relations
with
her
half
-
sister
.
Family
life
can
exist
between
siblings
(
see
Moustaquim
v.
Belgium
,
no
.
12313/86
,
18/02/1991
,
§
36
;
and
Moustafa
and
Armaǧan
Akin
v.
Turkey
,
no
.
4694/03
,
06/04/2010
,
§
19
)
,
but
it
can
also
exist
between
half
-
siblings
.
There
is
no
information
,
however
,
on
whether
there
were
indeed
actual
links
between
the
second
applicant
and
his
half
-
sister
with
whom
he
had
a
common
bond
,
namely
their
father
,
the
first
applicant
.
However
,
Article
8
of
the
Convention
applies
not
only
when
there
are
actual
family
links
but
also
in
the
case
of
potential
family
relations
or
links
that
may
develop
(
see
Todorova
v.
Italy
,
no
.
33932/06
,
13/01/2009
,
§
§
51
and
53
)
.
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