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Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Bulgaria, Case No. 790/2018, Judgment No. 7985, 28 May 2019

Jan 26, 2022

The court found a violation of the child’s right to legal aid envisaged in the Child Protection Act. The asylum authorities presented no evidence that the child received any information about his right to receive free legal aid, nor was he informed about the...

Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Bulgaria, Case No. 10453/2019, Judgment No. 75, 6 January 2020

Jan 26, 2022

The court repealed the order for immigration detention of a mother and her child. The detention order did not contain reasoning as to the exceptionality of the situation that required detention and the administrative body had made no assessment to protect the...

Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Bulgaria, Case No. 8941/2019, Judgment No. 1277, 27 January 2020

Jan 26, 2022

The administrative body had discussed only the mother’s refugee story, without providing reasoning for its decision to refuse status to her children. The Court concludes that the administrative body did not respect and protect the best interests of the children:...

Administrative Court of Sofia, Decision No. 8426, 30 December 2016

Jan 26, 2022

The asylum authorities had detained an unaccompanied asylum seeking child on the ground that it was in the interest of his own safety as he had taken part in fights with other asylum seekers at the reception centre. However, the court repealed the detention order...

M.A. v Belgium, CJEU, Case No. C-112/20, 11 March 2021

Oct 21, 2021

This decision concerns a request for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of article 5 of Directive 2008/115/EC of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (the Return...