Title	Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston in case C-704/17 in the request for a preliminary ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic
Publisher	European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union
Publication Date	31 January 2019
Country	Czech Republic
Topics	Arbitrary arrest and detention | Effective remedy
Cite as	Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston in case C-704/17 in the request for a preliminary ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 31 January 2019, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,ECJ,5c545c174.html [accessed 26 October 2019]
Comments	guidance on the interpretation of the provisions of Directive 2013/33/EU (2) which provide guarantees for applicants for international protection placed in administrative detention pursuant to a decision of the competent national authorities. The referring court seeks to ascertain whether that directive, read in conjunction with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, (3) in particular the rights to liberty and security and to an effective remedy enshrined therein, precludes national rules which provide that proceedings challenging a detention decision must be discontinued if the person concerned is released.
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