| Title | Arrêt n° 23/2021 du 25 février 2021 |
| Publisher | Belgium: Cour constitutionnelle |
| Publication Date | 25 February 2021 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Cite as | Arrêt n° 23/2021 du 25 février 2021 , Belgium: Cour constitutionnelle, 25 February 2021, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,BEL_CC,607996524.html [accessed 1 October 2022] |
| Comments | The court annulled parts of the recently amended Belgian legislation by finding: 1) refugees cannot be prosecuted based on illegal entry or stay, 2) asking refugees to deposit their original documents for the entirety of the procedure violated their right to privacy, 3) the provision regarding detention is justified for purposes of investigation prior to admission, and 4) the shortened appeal period (from 15 to 10 days) was not unconstitutional. The court annulled 7 provisions and clarified 7 others. |
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