On 24 February 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled in case C-673/19 on the detention of third-country nationals pending their return to the Member State that granted them international protection.
On 16 February 2021, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case of V.C.L. and A.N. v. The United Kingdom (applications nos. 77587/12 and 74603/12).
The case of D.M v France (application no: 50940/20) concerns the expulsion of a Russian national from France to Russia. The applicant complains under Article 2, 3 and 8 ECHR taken separately and in conjunction with Article 13 ECHR.
The case of L.B. v Lithuania (application no. 31821/20) concerns a Russian national who arrived in Lithuania in 2001 and claimed to have participated in the war in Chechnya. In 2003 he was granted a temporary residence permit on humanitarian grounds and, from 2004 to 2008, he received subsidiary protection on the grounds of indiscriminate violence in Chechnya. In 2008 he was granted a permanent residence permit in Lithuania.
On 11 February 2021, AG Pikamaë delivered his opinion in case C-901/19 on the interpretation of Article 15(c) of the Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95).
On 11 February 2021, AG Hogan published his Opinion in case C-921/19 on the interpretation of Article 40 of the Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32).
On 10 February 2021, the Chamber of Contentious-Administrative Proceedings of the Supreme Court of Spain published its judgment, reiterating the right of asylum applicants to move freely throughout Spain.
On 10 February 2021, AG Pikamäe published his opinion in BZ v Westerwaldkreis C-546/19 concerning a reference made by the Federal Administrative Court of Germany relating to the 'entry ban' provided for by the Return Directive (Directive 2008/115).
On the 5 February 2021, the Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted its views in relation to the communication (CRC/C86/D/51/2018) submitted by A.B, a Russian minor born on 27 June 2010, against Finland.
