EDAL - the European Database of Asylum Law is an online database, managed by ECRE and containing asylum and refugee case law from 22 European countries.

Joined September 2011
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25 Jul 2025
New EWLU drop: bit.ly/45l1hcL 🧑‍⚖️ECtHR: 🇭🇷 breached ECHR for returning applicant without access to asylum procedure 🇪🇺 CJEU: AG opinion on border detention limits 🇪🇺 EUAA: COI report on 🇸🇾 🇫🇷 Refugee status granted to Palestinians from Gaza 🇬🇷 Report on asylum case law
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17 Jun 2025
🚨 New EWLU drop! 🧑‍⚖️ECtHR: 🇮🇹 SAR case inadmissible 🇪🇺 CJEU: AG opinions in Frontex & facilitation cases 🇩🇪 Social Ct: applicant must be protected against misleading info causing financial harm 🇧🇪 CALL no revocation—insufficient proof of nat sec threat shorturl.at/CJ4wQ
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26 May 2025
🚨 New EWLU drop! 🧑‍⚖️ECtHR: 🇨🇭 violated Art 8 in expelling Kosovar national 🇪🇺 CJEU rules on asylum deadline extensions under APD & AG issues opinion on startpoint for transfer time limit under DRIII 🇩🇪 Fed Adm Ct: No A3 risk for non-vulnerable refugees returning to 🇬🇷 & more!
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12 May 2025
🚨 New EWLU out! 🔹ECtHR: Several cases struck out or inadmissible 🔹CJEU: Exclusion from refugee status possible despite served sentence 🔹AG: Art 18(1)(d) Dublin III ≠ national protection withdrawal 🔹NGOs criticise 🇹🇷 STC use mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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24 Apr 2025
This week's EWLU is out extra early just for you! 🇪🇺 AG Opinion on burden of proof and damages against Frontex 🇸🇪 Violated UN CRPD rights by ordering return to Lebanon 📚Report on problems faced by BIPs returning to 🇬🇷 📢ECRE AGC 5 June in 🇵🇱 mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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11 Apr 2025
Have a great weekend, the EWLU is out! 👩‍⚖️ECtHR comm'd cases against 🇬🇷, 🇸🇪, 🇱🇹 and🇲🇹 🇪🇺 CJEU holds that national cts must be empowered to order medical examinations 🇳🇱 Refer questions to CJEU on asylum procedure time limit for temporary protection holders mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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31 Mar 2025
📢Reminder to check out last week's EWLU! ⚖️ECtHR: 🇬🇷 violated Art 2 due to a minor's death at sea 🇪🇺 CJEU: Clarifies criteria for refugee status in blood feud cases 🇬🇷 CoS annuls Türkiye’s safe third country status 🇫🇷 Grants status to LGBT 🇬🇹 national mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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21 Mar 2025
The #EWLU is out, enjoy your weekend! 🇧🇪 violated Art 8 ECHR for age assessment procedure 🇭🇺 violated Art 3 and 5 ECHR for transit zone conditions 🇪🇺 ECRE comments paper on Regulation amending Schengen Borders Code mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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7 Mar 2025
🇪🇺 CJEU rule temporary protection applicants can't be refused solely for applying in another MS 🇬🇷 holds unaccompanied minor's 64 day detention was unlawful 🇳🇱 Council of State upholds lawfulness of applicant's border detention at Schipol mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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24 Feb 2025
📢 Check out last week's EWLU! 🇪🇺 ⚖️CJEU: - MS may impose civic integration requirements on BIPs - AG opinion on Art. 46 APD 📑 EUAA: Two reports on Sudan 🏛️ NL: Council of State on Asylum Emergency Measures Act & Dual Status System mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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14 Feb 2025
Roses are red, violets are blue, Malta violated the ECHR and a pending case asks if Sweden violated Art 3 and 2! 🌹🪻 Treat yourself this Valentine's day and subscribe below for cases straight to your inbox 👩‍⚖️⚖️ mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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3 Feb 2025
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3 Feb 2025
Reminder to check out last week's EWLU! 🇫🇷 violates Art 8 ECHR rights of a minor 🇧🇪 court rules against restrictions on reception rights 👩‍⚖️France rules indiscriminate violence in West Kordofan results in serious and direct threat to life mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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17 Jan 2025
Happy new year from the ELENA team! 🇬🇷 Condemned by ECtHR for pushbacks 🇦🇺Offshore processing and detention violates ICCPR 🇫🇷 CNDA grants refugee status to LGBTQ Sri Lankan Sign up below for judgments and summarys straight to your inbox! mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…
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16 Dec 2024
📢 The last #EWLU of 2024 is out! 👩‍⚖️ AG Opinion: Strict take on Art. 31(3)(b) #AsylumDirective 🇩🇪 Extends residence for 🇺🇦; 🇨🇭 Court annuls denial of temporary protection; 📚 EUAA: Family reunification fact sheet; 📢 CPT: Hungary pushback concerns; mailchi.mp/ecre/elena-weekly…]
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6 Dec 2024
It's been 2 weeks since this year's #ELENACourse in Porto and we're still thinking about all the thought provoking and engaging discussions shared with attendees! Thank you so much to all speakers and participants- where shall we meet next year?
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