Netherlands: District Court of the Hague rules on the scope of judicial review in asylum proceedings following the CJEU judgments in Quotal and Ebilum
On 28 July 2026, the District Court of the Hague delivered its judgments ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:21085 and ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:21092 following the CJEU’s preliminary rulings in Quotal and Ebilum, respectively, concerning the scope of judicial review in asylum appeals under...
Germany: Higher Administrative Court rules that compulsory military service in Russia does not in itself warrant subsidiary protection
On 1 July 2026, the Higher Administrative Court of Saxony (Sächsisches Oberverwaltungsgericht) delivered its judgment in case 2A159/24.A concerning the entitlement to subsidiary protection for Russian nationals subject to compulsory military service. The applicant, a...
CJEU: Discretionary clause under the Dublin III Regulation also applies where responsibility is determined under the residual criterion
On 24 September 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in Case C‑511/25 (Prokoda) following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Czech Supreme Administrative Court (Nejvyšší správní soud). The case concerned the...
ECtHR: Inadequate reception and living conditions for asylum applicants in Greece violate Article 3 ECHR
On 24 September 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in A.M. and Others v. Greece, concerning the reception and living conditions of several asylum applicants accommodated in different facilities in Greece. The Court reiterated that...