Title CASE OF ABDI v. DENMARK (Application no. 41643/19)
Publisher Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights
Publication Date 14 September 2021
Country Denmark | Somalia
Topics Expulsion
Citation / Document Symbol ECLI:CE:ECHR:2021:0914JUD004164319
Cite as CASE OF ABDI v. DENMARK (Application no. 41643/19), ECLI:CE:ECHR:2021:0914JUD004164319, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 14 September 2021, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,ECHR,614c8e5c4.html [accessed 1 October 2022]
Comments The case concerns the Danish authorities’ decision in 2018 to expel the applicant, with a permanent ban on his re-entry to the country, following his conviction for possession of a firearm. Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention, the applicant submits that, in their decisions, the Danish courts failed to weigh in the balance that he did not have a significant criminal past, that he had never been issued with a warning that he might be expelled, and that he had strong ties to Denmark where he has lived with his family since he was four years old.
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