Abstract
Drawing on the case law of CJEU and ECHR, I will criticize the European practice of bone testing for migrants. The test is currently employed in order to determine the age of individuals, which is a discriminating factor for the application of a number of rules affecting the fate of the migrant. I will argue that regarding the scientific unreliability of this practice and its danger for the health, bone tests constitute a violation of the right to private life – within Union law and the case law of the supervisory bodies of the council of Europe.