Case summaries
ECtHR - Muhammad Saqawat v. Belgium, Application no. 54962/18, 2020
Country of applicant:
Bangladesh
The situation in which an appeal by a foreigner against a detention decision is declared ‘without object’, solely on the ground that a new detention order has been issued, does not offer the guarantees of effectiveness and promptness required by article 5 §4 of the Convention.
Date of decision:
30-09-2020
Relevant International and European Legislation:
Recital (1),Recital (2),Recital (3),Recital (4),Recital (5),Recital (6),Recital (7),Recital (8),Recital (9),Recital (10),Recital (11),Recital (12),Recital (13),Recital (14),Recital (15),Recital (16),Recital (17),Recital (18),Recital (19),Recital (20),Recital (21),Recital (22),Recital (23),Recital (24),Recital (25),Recital (26),Recital (27),Recital (28),Recital (29),Recital (30),Article 1,Article 2,Article 3,Article 4,Article 5,Article 6,Article 7,Article 8,Article 9,1.,2.,Article 11,Article 12,Article 13,Article 14,1.,1. (a),1. (b),2.,2. (a),2. (b),3.,4.,5.,6.,6. (a),6. (b),1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,Article 18,Article 19,Article 20,Article 21,Article 22,Article 23,Art 5.1 (f),Art 5.4,Article 8
CJEU - Case C-290/14, Skerdhan Celaj
Country of applicant:
Albania
The Returns Directive does not preclude domestic legislation which provides for a prison sentence as a criminal law penalty for non-EU citizens who unlawfully re-enter the country in breach of an entry ban.
Date of decision:
01-10-2015
Relevant International and European Legislation:
1951 Refugee Convention,Art 31,European Union Law,International Law,Council of Europe Instruments,EN - Returns Directive, Directive 2008/115/EC of 16 December 2008,Recital (1),Recital (4),Recital (14),Recital (23),Article 1,Article 8,Article 11,Art 31.1,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms