France: Court decisions on Dublin detention contrast with government reform plans
The two highest courts in France narrow the scope for the use administrative detention under Article 28 of the Dublin III Regulation. In contrast the government plans a reform to widen it. On September 27 the Court of Cassation quashed an order of the Court of Appeal...
Switzerland: Federal Administrative Court suspends a Dublin transfer to Hungary
On 9 June 2017, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court published a long-awaited decision suspending a Dublin transfer to Hungary. The leading case concerned a Congolese applicant who had been fingerprinted in Hungary before reaching Switzerland where he applied for...
Switzerland: Federal Court condemns Dublin detention of Afghan family
The Swiss Federal Court delivered a ruling on 16 May 2017 finding that an Afghan family had been unlawfully detained pending a transfer to Norway under the Dublin Regulation. In October 2016, the authorities of the Zug canton transported the family to the airport to...