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Ireland, European Court of Justice (First Chamber), X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others, C-756/21, 29 June 2023
Country of applicant: Pakistan
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Credibility assessment, Medical Reports/Medico-legal Reports, Obligation/Duty to cooperate, Personal circumstances of applicant, Refugee Status

Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/83 requires the determining authority, under its duty of cooperation, to obtain up-to-date country of origin information and, where relevant, a medico-legal report on the applicant’s mental health; a breach of that duty does not automatically lead to annulment unless it may have affected the outcome.

Under Directive 2005/85, delays in the asylum procedure cannot be justified by legislative changes and, on their own, do not warrant setting aside a decision absent an impact on the outcome.

Article 4(5)(e) of Directive 2004/83 means that a false statement later explained and withdrawn at the first opportunity does not, by itself, undermine the applicant’s general credibility.

Date of decision: 29-06-2023
Relevant International and European Legislation: Art 15 (c),Art 15 (a),Art 15 (b),Art 2 (e),Art 4.1,Art 4.3,Art 9.2,Art 10.1 (a),Art 23.2,Art 10.1 (d),Art 2 (k),Art 10.1 (e),Art 9.3,Art 10.1 (b),Art 9.2 (f),Art 39.1,Art 8.2,Art 2 (g),Recital 11,Art 23.2,Art 5.1,Art 4.5,Art 10.2,Art 10.1 (c),Art 9.1,Art 9.2 (b),Art 9.2 (c),Art 5.2,Art 9.1 (a),Art 2 (c),Art 9.1 (b),Art 39.1 (c),Art 8.3,Art 39.3 (b),Art 9.2 (d),Art 2 (b),Art 5.3,Art 2 (h),Art 9.2 (a),Art 2 (f),Art 9.2 (e),Article 47,Art 2 (a),Art 2 (d),Art 2 (i),Art 23.1,Art 2 (j),Art 28.1,Art 39.1 (a),Art 39.1 (a)(i),Art 39.1 (a)(ii),Art 39.1 (a)(iii),Art 39.1 (b),Art 39.1 (d),Art 39.1 (e),Art 39.2,Art 39.3,Art 39.3 (a),Art 39.3 (c),Art 39.4,Art 39.5,Art 39.6
Netherlands - District Court Amsterdam, 7 August 2009, AWB 08/8710
Country of applicant: Afghanistan
Keywords: Effective remedy (right to), Serious harm, Subsidiary Protection

It is in violation of Art 13 of the ECHR (Right to an Effective Remedy) in conjunction with Art 3 of the ECHR (Prohibition of Torture) that the applicant may not await the court’s decision on his request for a temporary injunction against his expulsion in the Netherlands, even though he has an arguable claim under Art 3 of the ECHR. Further that Art 39 of the Procedures Directive is not correctly implemented in Dutch law.

Date of decision: 07-08-2009
Relevant International and European Legislation: 1951 Refugee Convention,EN - Asylum Procedures Directive, Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005,Art 1F,Art 2 (k),Art 7.1,Art 39.3 (b),EN - Reception Conditions Directive, Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003,(c),1.,Article 13,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,Article 3,Article 13