Netherlands: District Court of the Hague rules on the scope of judicial review in asylum proceedings following the CJEU judgments in Quotal and Ebilum

2 Oct 2026 | News

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

2 Oct 2026 | News

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

2 Oct 2026 | News

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

2 Oct 2026 | News

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...

ECtHR: Communicated cases concerning denial of access to asylum procedures and removal of Afghan nationals from Poland to Afghanistan

2 Oct 2026 | News

On 27 August 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) communicated the case R.A. and Others v. Poland (Application no. 14272/26 and two others), concerning the applicants’ alleged denial of access to the asylum procedure, their removal from Poland to...

Germany: Federal Constitutional Court rules that individual admission commitments to Afghan nationals cannot be withdrawn without an individual assessment

1 Oct 2026 | News

On 22 July 2026, the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) delivered its decision in case 2 BvR 319/26, concerning the withdrawal of admission commitments previously issued to Afghan nationals under Germany’s humanitarian admission programme “Human...