Case summaries
CJEU - Case C‑47/15, Sélina Affum v Préfet du Pas-de-Calais, Procureur général de la cour d’appel de Douai
Country of applicant:
Ghana
Imprisonment of a Third Country National on account of illegal entry to a Member State across an internal border of the Schengen area is not permitted under the Return Directive where said individual has not yet been subject to a return procedure.
This applies equally to a Third Country National who is merely in transit on the territory of the Member State, is intercepted when leaving the Schengen area and is the subject of a procedure for readmission into the Member State from which he or she has come.
Date of decision:
07-06-2016
Relevant International and European Legislation:
European Union Law,EN - Returns Directive, Directive 2008/115/EC of 16 December 2008,Recital (2),Recital (4),Recital (5),Recital (10),Recital (17),Recital (26),Article 1,Article 2,Article 3,Article 4,Article 6,Article 7,Article 8,Article 9,Article 11,Article 14,Article 15,Article 16,Article 17