Case summaries
CJEU - C-718/19, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone and Others v Conseil des ministers
Country of applicant:
Belgium
The Court decides that the maximum period of detention for the purpose of removal of a person on the grounds of public policy or public security under Belgian law, according to which Union citizens and their family members are treated in the same way as third-country nationals subject to a return procedure, exceeds the principle of proportionality and thus does not comply with EU law.
Date of decision:
22-06-2021
Relevant International and European Legislation:
Recital (2),Recital (4),Recital (24),Article 2,Article 6,Article 7,1.,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,Art 45.1,Art 45.2,Art 4
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