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On 18 September 2019, the Supreme Administrative Court published its ruling to overturn the decision of the Administrative Court and Finnish Immigration Service to reject a request for a residence permit on the basis that it was a marriage of convenience, or “sham”.

On 2 September 2019, the Migration Court of Appeal annulled a decision of the Migration Board due to its failure to fully assess the international protection needs of an asylum applicant of Afghan origin.

On 20 August 2019, the District Court of the Hague ruled to suspend the transfer to Romania of an unaccompanied child and his adult brother under the Dublin III Regulation 604/2013 (the Dublin Regulation) until an examination of the best interests of the child is carried out.

On 16 August 2019, the United Nations Committee against Torture (UNCAT) found that the return of an applicant of Kurdish origin to Turkey by Serbia violated the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Convention).