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Committee of the Appeals Authority, Decision, 2 June 2021

Mar 23, 2022

The Committee decided to postpone the adoption of a decision on the age of the applicant and to refer the applicant, a minor, to an age assessment under the legal procedure. The minor from Afghanistan was residing in Lesvos RIC and had been wrongfully assessed as an...

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...

M.A., B.T. and D.A. v Secretary of State of the Home Department, CJEU, Case No. C-648/11, 6 June 2013

Oct 21, 2021

This decision concerns a request for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of the second paragraph of article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 (the Dublin II Regulation). The CJEU found that the child’s best interests must be a primary consideration in...

UNCRC Committee, General comment No. 6 (2005): Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Outside their Country of Origin

Oct 21, 2021

The objective of this general comment is to draw attention to the particularly vulnerable situation of unaccompanied and separated children; to outline the multifaceted challenges in ensuring that such children are able to access and enjoy their rights; and, to...

Guidelines on the Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-Seekers and Alternatives to Detention, 2012

Oct 21, 2021

These Guidelines reflect the current state of international law relating to the detention of asylum-seekers and are intended to guide governments and decision-makers, including judges. https://www.refworld.org/docid/503489533b8.html