In this activity report, the Council for Alien Law Litigation looks back at the year 2023, and in particular the number of appeals lodged, judgments delivered, pending cases, and the cassation rate. It also highlights some key points of jurisprudence in 2023 and says more about the developments that marked the organization last year.

The Council for Alien Law Litigation (CALL) has made the use of its child-friendly courtroom (“Salle M”) a structural arrangement as of March 2026. The measure applies to asylum appeal cases involving unaccompanied minors and is accompanied by adapted summonses, age-appropriate information materials, and strengthened judicial training on children’s rights. The initiative builds on a pilot phase and forms part of broader European efforts to enhance child-friendly justice.

From 1 September 2025, the filing fee for appeals before Belgium’s Council for Alien Law Litigation will increase from €186 to €251, marking a rise of approximately 35%. The fee for parties wishing to intervene in ongoing cases will also increase, from €133 to €180. Legal practitioners are advised to inform clients of the new rates. Questions remain over the impact of these increases on access to justice for vulnerable individuals.

Het team 'Droits Européens et Migrations' van de UCL (EDEM) voorziet toegang tot een informatiedatabank die asielrechtspraak bevat, van de Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen, de Raad van State, het Europees Hof van Justitie en het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens.

De afgelopen drie jaar keek het BCHV naar de Belgische asielprocedure door een Europese bril. Op een BCHV-studievoormiddag wordt geprobeerd een antwoord te geven op een reeks vragen die in dat verband naar boven komen.