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06/07/2022
NL: The Council of State ruled that the difference in policy with regard to Syrian applicants may lead to indirect refoulement and requires further investigation from the State Secretary

ECLI
ECLI:NL:RVS:2022:1863
Input Provided By
EUAA IDS
Type
Judgment
Relevant Legislative Provisions
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights ; European Convention on Human Rights
Reference
Netherlands, Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State], Applicants v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid) (no 2), 202105784/1/V3, ECLI:NL:RVS:2022:1863, 06 July 2022. Link redirects to the English summary in the EUAA Case Law Database.
Permanent link to the case
https://caselaw.euaa.europa.eu/pages/viewcaselaw.aspx?CaseLawID=2667
Case history
Other information

Netherlands, Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State], Applicants v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid), 202105784/1/V3, ECLI:NL:RVS:2022:1864, 06 July 2022. 

 
Abstract

The case concerned applicants from Syria whose asylum applications were not considered by the State Secretary because they have applied in Denmark. The Council of State considered, based on the conclusions on a similar case decided on the same day (Applicants v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid), 6 July 2022) that there is a real risk of indirect refoulement, in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR and Article 4 of the EU Charter upon transfer to Denmark because of the protection policy for Syrian applicants there.
Country of Decision
Netherlands
Court Name
NL: Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State]
Case Number
202105784/1/V3
Date of Decision
06/07/2022
Country of Origin
Syria
Keywords
Dublin procedure
Return/Removal/Deportation
Syria
Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Other Source/Information
Council of State website
Original Documents