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13/03/2019
SI: Supreme Court ruled that in the International Protection Act, there is no relevant legal ground for the detention of an applicant for international protection undergoing the procedure pursuant to Dublin Regulation III.

ECLI
ECLI: SI: VSRS: 2019: X.IPS.1.2019
Input Provided By
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Source
Other Source/Information
Type
Judgment
Relevant Legislative Provisions
Dublin Regulation III (Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for IP); Return Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals)
Reference
Slovenia, Supreme Court [Vrhovno sodišče], Applicant v Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia [Decision of 27/11/2018 no. IU 2368/2018-13] and Ministry of Interior [Decision of 16/11/2018 no.2142-2528/2018/6 (1312-19)], Decision: X Ips 1/2019 Record number: VS00021154, ECLI: SI: VSRS: 2019: X.IPS.1.2019, 13 March 2019. 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=814
Case history
Other information
Abstract

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia issued a decision by which it granted the revision and changed the judgement by the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia [Decision of 27/11/2018 no. IE 2368 / 2018-13] in such a way that the legal action is granted and the Ministry of Interior’s decision [Decision of 16/11/2018 no. 2142-2528 / 2018/16 (1312-19)] abolished.


According to the European Court of Justice’s opinion, the Dublin Regulation III requires that the establishment of the risk of absconding must be based on objective criteria determined by the law and should be applied considering the circumstances of the individual case. The national law that allows the deprivation of liberty must be sufficiently accessible and its application foreseeable in order to prevent any danger of arbitrary action.


The competent court ruled that in the International Protection Act, there is no relevant legal ground for the detention of an applicant for international protection undergoing the procedure pursuant to Dublin Regulation III. Already based on a simple language explanation it is possible to conclude that this cannot only be point 31 of Article 2 of IPA (nor is this provided in subsequent articles of IPA) that define the concept "risk of absconding" since it does not explain which circumstances or objective criteria must be given to conclude with certainty that a person will abscond.


The Court finally stated that the legislator should respond appropriately and already in the ZMZ-1 to determine what objective criteria must be given to determine the existence of such a threat, which is the reason for detention in accordance with Article 28 of the Dublin III Regulation, or to refer in this regard to another the relevant law.


Country of Decision
Slovenia
Court Name
SI: Supreme Court [Vrhovno sodišče]
Case Number
Decision: X Ips 1/2019 Record number: VS00021154
Date of Decision
13/03/2019
Country of Origin
Keywords
Detention/ Alternatives to Detention
Dublin procedure