27 Sep 2018 | News
On 27 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a preliminary reference regarding the suspensive effect of appeals and the criteria for assessing a need for suspension. The case concerned a Nigerian national who had applied for asylum in Italy,...
13 Sep 2018 | News
On 13 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment on a request for preliminary ruling by the Budapest Administrative and Labour Court. The case concerned an Afghan national whose refugee status had been withdrawn by the Hungarian...
7 Sep 2018 | News
UNHCR recently published its new Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection needs of Asylum-seekers from Afghanistan and a new Position on Returns to Libya. The newest Eligibility Guidelines on Afghan asylum seekers offer an updated overview of...
6 Sep 2018 | News
On 6 September 2018, Advocate General Yves Bot delivered his opinion in joint cases C-412/2017 & C-474/2017, which concerned the conformity of national legislation imposing an obligation on private carrier companies to perform checks on passengers’ travel...
3 Sep 2018 | News
The UN Committee against Torture recently ruled in the case A.N. v. Switzerland, regarding the Dublin transfer of victim of torture to Italy. The case concerned an Eritrean national who was a political prisoner in his country of origin and was repeatedly tortured...
23 Aug 2018 | News
On 23 August 2018, Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled in the case of an Iraqi national, whose application for asylum was rejected by the Finnish Immigration Service twice. After the first rejection, the applicant appealed against it before the Eastern...
