CJEU: Limits on reduction of material reception conditions for applicants awaiting transfer under the Dublin Regulation and interpretation of “subsequent application”

1 Oct 2026 | News

On 4 June 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in Case C-621/24 (Landkreis Schweinfurt v FB), following a request for a preliminary ruling from the German Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht). The case concerned the...

CJEU: Scope of first-instance judicial review in asylum appeals and interpretation of a well-founded fear of persecution

1 Oct 2026 | News

On 4 July 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case C‑440/25 (Ebilum), following a request for a preliminary ruling by the District Court of The Hague, sitting in Zwolle (rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Zwolle). The case...

CJEU: Scope of judicial review in asylum appeals and power of first-instance courts to reassess facts and grant international protection

1 Oct 2026 | News

On 4 June 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case C‑198/25  (Quotal), originating from a request for a preliminary ruling by the District Court of The Hague, sitting in Zwolle (rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Zwolle). The...

ECtHR: Excessive use of force and lack of effective judicial review in detention in Curaçao violate Articles 3 and 5 § 4 ECHR

1 Oct 2026 | News

On 21 April 2026, the Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) published its judgment on the case Y.F.C. and Others v. The Netherlands (Application no. 21325/19). The applicants, a group of Venezuelan nationals, arrived at Curaçao by boat in April...

ECtHR communicated case: Compatibility of Greece’s detention conditions and the lack of remedy for Albanian national with Articles 3 and 13 ECHR

18 Sep 2023 | News

On the 18th of September 2023, the ECtHR published its communicated case no. 22144/23. The case concerns an Albanian national who was detained for his irregular entry and stay in Greece and was issued a removal decision ordering the continuation of his detention. The...

ECtHR communicated case: Compatibility of Greece’s search and rescue mission with Article 2 ECHR following the death of members of a Syrian/Palestinian family caused by forest fire

18 Sep 2023 | News

On the 18th of September 2023, the ECtHR published its communicated case no. 22920/16. The case concerns an applicant with Palestinian and Syrian nationality who arrived with his wife and two children in the forest area of Samos. They allegedly informed the Turkish...