-3- B.1 Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .......................................................... 50 B.2 Considerations of the Court ....................................................................................... 52 B.2.a Irregularities in the declaration of abandonment proceedings ............................. 54 B.2.b Failure to substantiate decisions ..................................................................... 59 B.2.c Conclusion ................................................................................................... 61 C. Adoption procedures ............................................................................................... 62 C.1 Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .......................................................... 62 C.2 Considerations of the Court ....................................................................................... 63 C.2.a Adoptability of the Ramírez brothers .................................................................. 66 C.2.b Assessment of the best interests of the child ....................................................... 68 C.2.c Right to be heard ........................................................................................... 72 C.2.d Subsidiarity of intercountry adoption ................................................................. 73 C.2.e Prohibition of improper financial gain ................................................................. 74 C.2.f Conclusion regarding the adoption of the Ramírez brothers .................................... 75 D. Remedies filed against the family separation .............................................................. 77 D.1 Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .......................................................... 77 D.2 Considerations of the Court ....................................................................................... 77 D.2.a Effectiveness of the remedies ......................................................................... 78 D.2.b Reasonable time and due diligence ................................................................. 80 E. Prohibition of discrimination in relation to the obligation to respect and ensure rights ...... 82 E.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission........................................................ 82 E.2 Considerations of the Court ..................................................................................... 82 E.2.a General considerations on the right to equality before the law, the prohibition of discrimination, and the special protection for children ................................................ 83 E.2.b Right to non-discrimination based on financial situation ..................................... 85 E.2.c Right to non-discrimination based on gender stereotyping .................................. 90 E.2.d Right to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation..................................... 92 E.2.e Conclusion ................................................................................................... 93 VIII-2 PROHIBITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE RIGHTS ................93 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ........................................................ 93 Considerations of the Court ...................................................................................... 94 B.1 General considerations on the traffic and sale of children for the purpose of adoption under Article 6 of the Convention ............................................................................................. 94 B.2 Assessment of the specific circumstances of this case ................................................. 99 VIII-3 RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE RIGHTS AND THE DUTY TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS ...................................101 A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ....................................................... 102 B. Considerations of the Court ..................................................................................... 102 B.1 Legality of residential care ....................................................................................... 104 B.2 Purpose and suitability of residential care................................................................. 106 B.3 Need for residential care ........................................................................................ 106