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European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union

To ensure that the law is enforced, understood and uniformly applied in all Member States, a judicial institution is essential. That institution is the Court of Justice of the European Communities. It is composed of three courts: the Court of Justice (created in 1952), the Court of First Instance (created in 1988) and the Civil Service Tribunal (created in 2004). The Court of Justice of the European Communities, together with the national courts, thus constitutes the European Community’s judiciary. The Court’s main task is to interpret Community law uniformly and to rule on its validity. It answers questions referred to it by the national courts, which play a vital role, as they apply Community law at local level. The judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities — together with the treaties, regulations, directives and decisions — make up Community law.  Website: curia.europa.eu/en/
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George Karim v Migrationsverket

7 June 2016 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - Effective remedy - Regional instruments | Countries: Slovenia - Sweden - Syrian Arab Republic

Mehrdad Ghezelbash v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

7 June 2016 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - Effective remedy - Regional instruments | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands

Opinion of Advocate General Kokott: Shiraz Baig Mirza v Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal

8 March 2016 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Regional instruments - Safe third country | Countries: Czech Republic - Hungary - Pakistan

Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería v Samir Zaizoune

23 April 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Orderly return - Regional instruments | Countries: Spain

Andre Lawrence Shepherd v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

26 February 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Regional instruments - War crimes | Countries: Germany - United States of America

Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston: Z. Zh. and O. v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

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

Mohamed M'Bodj v État belge

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Right to health | Countries: Belgium - Mauritania

Centre public d'action sociale d'Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve v Moussa Abdida

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Regional instruments - Return conditions - Right to health - Suspensive effect | Countries: Belgium - Nigeria

Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston: Andre Lawrence Shepherd v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland

11 November 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Regional instruments - War crimes | Countries: Germany - United States of America

Sophie Mukarubega v. Préfet de police, Préfet de la Seine-Saint-Denis

5 November 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Regional instruments - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: France - Rwanda

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