Case summaries
ECtHR - Dabo v. Sweden, Application No. 12510/18, 18/01/2024
Country of applicant:
Syria
The Court found no violation of Article 8 ECHR took place as the requirements set out by the Swedish Temporary Restrictions Act were in line with the Family Reunification Directive and the European consensus. The balancing exercise was therefore performed correctly.
Date of decision:
18-01-2024
Relevant International and European Legislation:
Article 7,1.,Article 35,Art 8.1,Art 8.2,Article 10
ECtHR - B.F. and Others v. Switzerland, Applications Nos. 13258/18, 15500/18, 57303/18 and 9078/20, 04/07/2023
The Court found that the Swiss legislation sets stringent socio-economic requirements which in practice may render the right to family reunification impossible to exercise, in view of the personal situation of the sponsors residing in Switzerland and who cannot be expected to do the impossible to meet the conditions imposed on them.
Date of decision:
04-07-2023
Relevant International and European Legislation:
Art 1A,Article 5,Article 7,Article 8,1.,2.,3.,Article 11,1.,2.,Article 17,Article 14,Art 8.1,Art 8.2,Article 9,Article 10