EDAL case summaries
Country of Decision: Poland
Keywords: Cessation of protection, Circumstances ceased to exist, Real risk, Revocation of protection status, Subsidiary Protection
A foreigner shall cease to be eligible for subsidiary protection when the circumstances which led to the granting of subsidiary protection status have ceased to exist or have changed to such a degree that protection is no longer required. The relevant provision refers to two separate reasons that justify revoking subsidiary protection. The first is that the circumstances which led to the granting of such protection have ceased to exist. The second is that those circumstances have changed, although the change of circumstances must be of such a significant and non-temporary nature that the...
Date: 16-05-2013
Country of Decision: Germany
Country of Applicant: Turkey
Keywords: Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the UN, Exclusion from protection, Individual assessment, Revocation of protection status, Serious non-political crime, Terrorism
This case concerned the revocation of asylum and refugee status in the case of a former official of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) (following the European Court of Justice case of Federal Republic of Germany v B (C-57/09) and D (C-101/09), 09 November 2010).
Date: 17-07-2011
Country of Decision: Sweden
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Cessation of protection, Revocation of protection status, Withdrawal of protection application
Refugee status was revoked when an individual applied for and received a new passport issued by his/her country of origin.
Date: 13-06-2011
Country of Decision: Poland
Country of Applicant: Russia
Keywords: Circumstances ceased to exist, Procedural guarantees, Revocation of protection status, Standard of proof
This judgment overturned the decision of the Polish Refugee Board on revocation of refugee status. Adoption of state protection within the meaning of the law means that a foreigner benefits from the protection of the state of his nationality, that he is able to avail himself of this protection and that there exists no well-founded fear of persecution. Adoption of state protection means that the foreigner enjoys the genuine protection of his country of origin.
In proceedings on revocation of refugee status, the authority determines whether there are other reasons to justify the...
Date: 21-12-2010
Country of Decision: Finland
Country of Applicant: Sudan
Keywords: Religion, Political Opinion, Cessation of protection, Circumstances ceased to exist, Revocation of protection status
The applicant’s refugee status was revoked due to a change in circumstances in the applicant’s country of origin as per section 107 subsection 5 of the Aliens’ Act, where the applicant’s individual need of protection was assessed in light of the notable and established social change in Sudan.
Date: 12-12-2008
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- Terrorism 1
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