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Sweden: Child should be able to acquire citizenship as part of parent’s naturalisation claim

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Thursday, December 19, 2019

On 19 December 2019, the Swedish Migration Court of Appeal published its judgment (MIG 2019:26) on the possibility for the Migration Agency to refuse a minor the acquisition of the citizenship as part of their parent’s naturalization claim due to the child’s criminal record.

CJEU: Withdrawal of material reception conditions not a lawful sanction for violation of house rules*

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

On 12 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in Haqbin concerning sanctions that may be imposed on an applicant of international protection for serious breaches of reception centre rules. 

G.B. and Others v Turkey: Multiple violations found in case concerning detention pending expulsion

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

On 17 October 2019, the European Court of Human Rights published its ruling on the case of G.B. and Others v Turkey (Application No. 4633/15). 
 

Sh.D. and Others v. Greece, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia: Court finds violations of children’s rights in Greece

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

On 13 June 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released its judgment in the case of Sh.D. and others v. Greece, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia (application no. 14165/16).

Committee on the Rights of the Child: Spain’s age assessments for unaccompanied minors in violation of the Convention

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Friday, May 31, 2019

On 31 May 2019, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (the UNCRC) decided in two separate cases on age assessments conducted on unaccompanied children, A.L. (CRC/C/81/D/16/2017) and J.A.B.

UK: Court of Appeal finds age assessment policy of the Home Office unlawful

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

On 23 May 2019, the Court of Appeal of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) released a split decision stating that the Home Office policy on age assessments is unlawful in the case of B.F. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department. 

Netherlands: Council of State calls for re-assessment of return of beneficiary of international protection to Hungary

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Monday, May 20, 2019

On 20 May 2019, the Council of State published a decision in an appeal against an ordered transfer of a child to Hungary, where he is a beneficiary of international protection. The Council ruled that the case must be re-assessed in light of the situation for child beneficiaries of international protection in Hungary.

Belgium: Council of State rules to suspend Royal Decree permitting the detention of children

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

On the 4 April, the Belgian Council of State ruled to suspend a Royal Decree from 22 July 2018 which permitted the detention of children.

CJEU: Judgment in Case C-129/18 regarding the legal consequences of kafala guardianship

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

On 26 March, the Court of Justice of the EU delivered its judgment in case C- 129/18 regarding the notion of family members and the kafala guardianship system.

Spain: National High Court removes obstacles for the registration of third-country national children

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

On 24 March 2019, the Administrative Chamber of the National High Court in Spain declared as final the judgment in a ruling from 28 December 2018 to remove the obstacles in place for the registration of third-country national children in Spain.

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