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UNHCR Interventions before the Court of Justice of the EU

Speeches and statements

UNHCR Interventions before the Court of Justice of the EU

July 2024

  1. UNHCR, Statement on Membership of Particular Social Group and the Best Interests of the Child in Asylum Procedures Issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of K., L. v. Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-646/21), 21 June 2023

  2. UNHCR Statement on the concept of persecution on cumulative grounds in light of the current situation for women and girls in Afghanistan: Issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the cases of AH and FN v. Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl (C-608/22 and C-609/22), 25 May 2023

  3. UNHCR, Statement on the interpretation of Article 5(3) of the EU Qualification Directive regarding subsequent applications for international protection based on sur place religious conversion: issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of J.F. v. Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl (C-222/22), 3 February 2023
  4. UNHCR's written observations on the reference for a preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the matter C-151/22 between S. and A. and Netherlands, June 2022
  5. Written observations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in case C-621/21 WS v Intervyuirasht organ na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet before the Court of Justice of the European Union, 24 March 2022
  6. UNHCR Statement on family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection, Issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of CR, GF, TY v. Landeshauptmann von Wien (C-560/20), 22 June 2021
  7. UNHCR, Additional Submission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in case CASE C-349/20 NB & AB v Secretary of State for the Home Department before the Court of Justice of the European Union, 21 June 2021
  8. Written observations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in case C-349/20 NB & AB v Secretary of State for the Home Department before the Court of Justice of the European Union, 30 November 2020
  9. Statement on the Interpretation and Application of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention and Article 12(1)(a) of the EU Qualification Directive Issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 3 July 2019 – Federal Republic of Germany v XT (C-507/19), 18 August 2020
  10. UNHCR Statement on safe country concepts and the right to an effective remedy in admissibility procedures, Issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of LH v Bevándorlási és Menekültügyi Hivatal (C-564/18), September 2019
  11. Written Observations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the cases of A and Others (C-148/13, 149/13 and 150/13), 21 August 2013
  12. UNHCR Observations in the cases of Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel v. X, Y and Z (C-199/12, C-200/12, C-201/12) regarding claims for refugee status based on sexual orientation and the interpretation of Articles 9 and 10 of the EU Qualification Directive, 28 September 2012
  13. Note sur l’interprétation de la notion de ‘conflit armé interne’ visée par l’article 15, c) de la Directive Qualification dans le cadre de l’affaire C-285/12 pendante à la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, 19 September 2012
  14. UNHCR Statement on the right to asylum, UNHCR’s supervisory responsibility and the duty of States to cooperate with UNHCR in the exercise of its supervisory responsibility: issued in the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling addressed to Court of Justice of the European Union by the Administrative Court of Sofia lodged on 18 October 2011 – Zuheyr Freyeh Halaf v. the Bulgarian State Agency for Refugees (C-528/11), August 2012
  15. UNHCR Observations in the case C-364/11 El Kott and Others regarding the interpretation of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention and Article 12(1)(a) of the Qualification Directive, 27 October 2011
  16. UNHCR Statement on the reception conditions of asylum-seekers under the Dublin procedure: issued in the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling addressed to Court of Justice of the European Union by the French Council of State lodged on 18 April 2011 – CIMADE and GISTI v. Ministry of the Interior (Case C-179/11), 1 August 2011
  17. UNHCR statement on religious persecution and the interpretation of Article 9(1) of the EU Qualification Directive: issued in the context of two references for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 18 February and 2 March 2011 – Federal Republic of Germany v Y (Case C-71/11) and Federal Republic of Germany v Z (Case C-99/11), 17 June 2011
  18. UNHCR intervention before the Court of Justice of the European Union in the cases of N.S. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department in United Kingdom and M.E. and Others v. Refugee Application Commissioner and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in Ireland, C-411/10 and C-493/10, 1 February 2011
  19. UNHCR Statement on the right to an effective remedy in relation to accelerated asylum procedures: issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union from the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal regarding the interpretation of Article 39, Asylum Procedures Directive (APD); and Articles 6 and 13 ECHR, 21 May 2010
  20. UNHCR Revised Statement on Article 1D of the 1951 Convention: issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Communities from the Budapest Municipal Court regarding the interpretation of Article 12(1)(a) of the Qualification Directive, October 2009
  21. UNHCR Statement on Article 1F of the 1951 Convention: issued in the context of the preliminary ruling references to the Court of Justice of the European Communities from the German Federal Administrative Court regarding the interpretation of Articles 12(2)(b) and (c) of the Qualification Directive, July 2009
  22. UNHCR Statement on the “Ceased Circumstances” Clause of the EC Qualification Directive: issued in the context of the preliminary ruling references to the Court of Justice of the European Communities from the German Federal Administrative Court regarding interpretation of Article 11(1)(e) and related provisions of the Qualification Directive, August 2008
  23. UNHCR Statement on Subsidiary Protection Under the EC Qualification Directive for People Threatened by Indiscriminate Violence, January 2008

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