Category Archives: Case law

Ruling of ECtHR on return of homosexual asylum seeker to Libya

Posted on 01/07/2014 by EvR

On 26 June 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rejected a Libyan national’s complaint that his return from Sweden to Libya would expose him to a risk of persecution based on his homosexuality. Since the fall of Gadhafi’s … Continue reading →

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New ECtHR Judgment on Risk of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Upon Return of Sudanese Political Opponent

Posted on 13/01/2014 by EvR

News item On 7 January 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that he deportation from Switzerland of a political opponent of the Sudanese government to Sudan would expose him to a risk of ill-treatment contrary to Article … Continue reading →

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New CJEU Judgment on the Scope for Asylum Applicants to Challenge their Dublin Transfer

Posted on 18/12/2013 by EvR

Case law On 10 December 2013, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued a judgment in Case C 394/12. It held that the opportunities for an asylum seeker to challenge a decision to transfer … Continue reading →

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New CJEU Ruling on Allocation of Responsibility pursuant to the Dublin II Regulation

Posted on 18/11/2013 by EvR

Case law On 14 November 2013, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) held that a Member State which is prohibited from returning an asylum seeker under the Dublin II Regulation to a country where the applicant would be … Continue reading →

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New CJEU ruling on claims from LGBTI asylum seekers

Posted on 11/11/2013 by EvR

Case law On 7 November 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judment in X, Y, Z v. Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel. In its judgment, the CJEU ruled that asylum seekers who are escaping their … Continue reading →

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