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On 19 October 2020, a Dutch Court asked 4 preliminary questions regarding the interpretation of Article 15(c) Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95) in a case concerning an Afghan family with several vulnerable family members.
 

A.B v Russia (application no. 34804/17) concerns the applicant’s pending extradition to Turkmenistan where, it is submitted, he faces a real risk of ill treatment in breach of Article 3 ECHR. Therefore, the Court asks whether the applicant faces the risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 if extradited to his country of origin, in light of the general situation in Turkmenistan and the personal circumstances of the applicant.

On 15 October 2020, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR published its judgment in the case of Muhammad and Muhammad v Romania (Application no. 80982/12). 
 

On 13 October 2020, the Supreme Court of Ireland handed down a judgment concerning the question whether the Minister for Justice and Equality is obliged to revoke a deportation order or otherwise facilitate a person to enter the State, when that person has been granted consent to make a subsequent application for international protection under section 22 of the