Case summaries
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