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TQ v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid, Case C‑441/19, request for preliminary ruling
1. Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, read in conjunction with Article 5(a) of that directive and Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as meaning that, before issuing a return decision against an unaccompanied minor, the Member State concerned must carry out a general and in-depth assessment of the situation of that minor, taking due account of the best interests of the child. In this context, that Member State must ensure that adequate reception facilities are available for the unaccompanied minor in question in the State of return. 2. Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/115, read in conjunction with Article 5(a) of that directive and in the light of Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as meaning that a Member State may not distinguish between unaccompanied minors solely on the basis of the criterion of their age for the purpose of ascertaining whether there are adequate reception facilities in the State of return. 3. Article 8(1) of Directive 2008/115 must be interpreted as precluding a Member State, after it has adopted a return decision in respect of an unaccompanied minor and has been satisfied, in accordance with Article 10(2) of that directive, that that minor will be returned to a member of his or her family, a nominated guardian or adequate reception facilities in the State of return, from refraining from subsequently removing that minor until he or she reaches the age of 18 years. 14 January 2021 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 2008 Returns Directive (EU) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Deportation / Forcible return - Reception - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Guinea - Netherlands |
Options Paper 1: Options for governments on care arrangements and alternatives to detention for children and families (first published 2015, revised version 2019)
2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports |
A. and S. v. Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie, C 550/16
Article 2(f) of Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification, read in conjunction with Article 10(3)(a) thereof, must be interpreted as meaning that a third-country national or stateless person who is below the age of 18 at the time of his or her entry into the territory of a Member State and of the introduction of his or her asylum application in that State, but who, in the course of the asylum procedure, attains the age of majority and is thereafter granted refugee status must be regarded as a ‘minor’ for the purposes of that provision. 12 April 2018 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Eritrea - Netherlands |
Opinion of Advocate General Bot: A.S. v. Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie
16 November 2017 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Family reunification - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to family life - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Netherlands |
European legal and policy framework on immigration detention of children
June 2017 | Publisher: European Union: European Agency for Fundamental Rights | Document type: Regional Reports |
Applicant v. State Secretary for Security and Justice
26 October 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Eritrea - Netherlands |
UNHCR Submission on the Netherlands : UPR 27th Session
September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries |
Applicant v. State Secretary for Security and Justice
16 August 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Netherlands |
Applicant v. State Secretary of Security and Justice
5 August 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - Regional instruments - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Eritrea - Netherlands - Sweden |
2015 Trafficking in Persons Report - Netherlands
27 July 2015 | Publisher: United States Department of State | Document type: Annual Reports |