Case Law

This case was referred to the Grand Chamber, see UNHCR's submission of 8 January 2018 and the final decision of 21 November 2019, including the partly dissenting opinion of Judge Bianku, joined by Judge Vučinić.

14 March 2017 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Refoulement - Right to liberty and security - Safe third country | Countries: Bangladesh - Hungary

5 August 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Refoulement - Safe third country | Countries: Hungary - Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 December 2015 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement | Countries: Guinea - Netherlands

9 July 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - War crimes | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Unofficial English translation below. Official Spanish decision attached.

24 June 2015 | Judicial Body: Ecuador: Corte Constitucional | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Expulsion - Illegal entry - Non-refoulement - Passports - Refoulement - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugees - Visas

2 June 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 February 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Refoulement | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

18 November 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Switzerland

See further Committee of Minister (CM) decisions of September 2016 and June 2017 available at: http://hudoc.exec.coe.int/eng?i=CM/Del/Dec(2016)1265/H46-16 ; http://hudoc.exec.coe.int/eng?i=CM/Del/Dec(2017)1288/H46-17E) and Italian authorities submission of Sept. 2017 ( available at: http://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168075968c); the Communication by Italian Government Action plan (https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168091f978 ); and the decision by the Committee of Ministers of 5 March 2020 (available at: https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=09000016809cc879)

21 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective remedy - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: Afghanistan - Eritrea - Greece - Italy - Sudan

11 September 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): National security / Public order - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Regional instruments - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: Germany - Türkiye