Case Law

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

16 October 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Topic(s): Safe third country | Countries: Afghanistan - Hungary - Netherlands

8 July 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Gambia - Netherlands - Uganda

16 June 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - National security / Public order - Regional instruments - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: Afghanistan - Netherlands

9 June 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Regional instruments - Safe third country | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Italy - Netherlands

Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents and, in particular, Article 5(2) and Article 11(1) thereof do not preclude national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which imposes on third-country nationals who already possess long-term resident status the obligation to pass a civic integration examination, under pain of a fine, provided that the means of implementing that obligation are not liable to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives pursued by that directive, which it is for the referring court to determine. Whether the long-term resident status was acquired before or after the obligation to pass a civic integration examination was imposed is irrelevant in that respect.

4 June 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Family reunification | Countries: Netherlands

12 February 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Domestic violence - False documents - National security / Public order - Regional instruments - Right to return - Spontaneous return | Countries: Netherlands

5 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Decision on admissibility - Reception - Safe third country | Countries: Italy - Netherlands - Somalia

2 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - EU Qualification Directive - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Afghanistan - Gambia - Netherlands - Uganda