Transposition of EU asylum law into Belgian legislation: recent asylum case law (EDEM Nov.-Dec. 2014)

The European law and migration team (EDEM) of the Catholic University of Louvain has published its newsletter that analyses recent asylum case law.

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In this issue covering the period November-December 2014, four cases are analyzed by EDEM:

  • In its judgment C-166/13 of 5 November 2014, Sophie Mukarubega v. Préfet de police and Préfet de la Seine-Saint-Denis, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that third-country nationals staying illegally in the national territory and whose right to be heard has been fully respected, do not necessarily have to be heard once more before the adoption of the return decision by a national authority.
  • In its judgments of 18 December 2014, Mohamed M’Bodj v. État belge, C-542/13 and Centre public d’action sociale d’Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve v. Moussa Abdida, C-562/13, the Court of Justice of the European Union has pronounced on several aspects of the Belgian system concerning medical regularization.
  • In its judgement Tarakhel v.  Switzerland req. n°29217/12 of 5 November 2014, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled on individual guarantees before a contested Dublin transfer.
  • In caselaw n°228.901 and 228.902 of 23 October 2014, the Belgian Council of State hasn't recognized Albania as a safe countries of origin.

To know more about the above mentioned cases and their impact in Belgium, read the full newsletter or download the enclosed document (in French).

Publication Date: Fri 16 Jan 2015
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