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European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union

To ensure that the law is enforced, understood and uniformly applied in all Member States, a judicial institution is essential. That institution is the Court of Justice of the European Communities. It is composed of three courts: the Court of Justice (created in 1952), the Court of First Instance (created in 1988) and the Civil Service Tribunal (created in 2004). The Court of Justice of the European Communities, together with the national courts, thus constitutes the European Community’s judiciary. The Court’s main task is to interpret Community law uniformly and to rule on its validity. It answers questions referred to it by the national courts, which play a vital role, as they apply Community law at local level. The judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities — together with the treaties, regulations, directives and decisions — make up Community law.  Website: curia.europa.eu/en/
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Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken v. K, & A

9 July 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification | Countries: Azerbaijan - Netherlands - Nigeria

H. T. v Land Baden-Württemberg

24 June 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Expulsion - Kurd - National security / Public order - Refugees - Residence permits / Residency - Terrorism | Countries: Germany - Türkiye

P. and S. v. Commissie Sociale Zekerheid Breda and College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amstelveen, C-579/13

Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents and, in particular, Article 5(2) and Article 11(1) thereof do not preclude national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which imposes on third-country nationals who already possess long-term resident status the obligation to pass a civic integration examination, under pain of a fine, provided that the means of implementing that obligation are not liable to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives pursued by that directive, which it is for the referring court to determine. Whether the long-term resident status was acquired before or after the obligation to pass a civic integration examination was imposed is irrelevant in that respect.

4 June 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification | Countries: Netherlands

Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería v Samir Zaizoune

23 April 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Orderly return - Regional instruments | Countries: Spain

Andre Lawrence Shepherd v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

26 February 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Regional instruments - War crimes | Countries: Germany - United States of America

Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston: Z. Zh. and O. v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

12 February 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Domestic violence - False documents - National security / Public order - Regional instruments - Right to return - Spontaneous return | Countries: Netherlands

Opinion 2/13 pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Mohamed M'Bodj v État belge

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Right to health | Countries: Belgium - Mauritania

Centre public d'action sociale d'Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve v Moussa Abdida

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Regional instruments - Return conditions - Right to health - Suspensive effect | Countries: Belgium - Nigeria

A, B, C v. Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

2 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - EU Qualification Directive - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Afghanistan - Gambia - Netherlands - Uganda

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