ECtHR Liu v. Poland: Proposed extradition to China would violate Article 3 ECHR

6 Oct 2022 | News

On 6 October 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave its judgment in the case Liu v. Poland (application no. 37610/18). The case concerned the extradition to China of a Chinese national of Taiwanese origins who was charged with international fraud on a...

Netherlands: The District Court of the Hague criticized the asylum reception conditions in emergency centres and obliged the authorities to meet the minimum requirements

6 Oct 2022 | News

On 6 October 2022, the District Court of The Hague ruled in a case (C/09/633760) brought by the Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland (Dutch Council for Refugees) against the State and the Central Organization for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA). The Court assessed the...

ECtHR B.Ü. v. the Czech Republic: Violation of the procedural aspect of Article 3 of the Convention due to an insufficient investigation of an asylum seeker’s ill-treatment during detention

6 Oct 2022 | News

On 6 October 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment on BÜ. v. the Czech Republic (application no. 9264/15), concerning a Turkish national who was detained and expelled to Türkiye. The applicant arrived at Prague airport on 16 October...

ECtHR Otite v. the United Kingdom: The Court found no violation of Article 8 ECHR for the expulsion of a Nigerian national

27 Sep 2022 | News

On 27 September 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave a judgment on Otite v. the United Kingdom (application no. 18339/19), concerning the expulsion of a Nigerian national. The applicant entered the United Kingdom (UK) as the spouse of a settled person...

CJEU: The transfer period under the Dublin system is not interrupted due to the exceptionality of the COVID-19 pandemic

22 Sep 2022 | News

On 22 September 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the joined cases C-245/21 and C‑248/21. In both cases, the German authorities had made a transfer request to Italy, but the execution of the transfer had to be suspended due to the...

CJEU: MS cannot consider applications for international protection inadmissible on the basis that the individual had previously been rejected a comparable application in Denmark

22 Sep 2022 | News

On 22 September 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave a preliminary ruling in the Case C-497/21. The main proceedings concerned Georgian asylum applicants in Germany after their asylum applications had been rejected in Denmark. The German court...