Case Law

The Council of State handed down four judgments on 15 November 2016 regarding the intensity of judicial review with regards to the credibility assessment done by the administration.

15 November 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Legal Instrument: 2013 Recast Asylum Procedures Directive (EU) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Effective remedy | Countries: Netherlands

14 September 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Safe country of origin | Countries: Albania - Netherlands

14 September 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Legal Instrument: 2013 Recast Asylum Procedures Directive (EU) | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Regional instruments - Safe country of origin | Countries: Albania - Netherlands

15 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Ghana - Netherlands

15 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Cessation clauses - EU Qualification Directive - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) | Countries: Azerbaijan - Netherlands

17 May 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Armed forces / Military - Denial of refugee status - Exclusion clauses - International courts and tribunals | Countries: Netherlands - Syrian Arab Republic

7 January 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Regional instruments | Countries: Netherlands - Syrian Arab Republic

8 July 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Gambia - Netherlands - Uganda

16 June 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - National security / Public order - Regional instruments - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: Afghanistan - Netherlands

9 June 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Regional instruments - Safe third country | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Italy - Netherlands