Western and Central Europe

U.K. Supreme Court Rules on Parental Intention in Deciding Habitual Residence for International Custody Case (May 26, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 26, 2015, the U.K. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in AR v.

U.K. High Court Rules that European Convention on Human Rights Applies to Wrongdoing by British Forces in Iraq (March 29, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 29, 2015, the England and Wales High Court ruled in Al-Saadoon v.

U.K. Court Rules Jamaica may be Categorized as Unsafe for Gay Asylum Seeker (March 4, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 4, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously rejected the U.K.

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on When a Third-Country National Deserter may Receive Asylum in Europe (February 26, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 26, 2015, in Shepherd v.

UNICEF Releases Report on Children’s Rights in Return Policy and Practice in Europe (February 16, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 16, 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a

French Court Stays Extradition of Argentine Accused of Crimes Against Humanity (February 18, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 18, 2015 France’s highest court, Cour de Cassation, overturned the decision of a lower court to extradite Mario Sandoval, a

European Court of Human Rights Rules Croatia Must Provide Defendant Convicted In Absentia of War Crimes Sufficient Possibility for Retrial (February 12, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 12, 2015, in a Chamber judgment, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules States Need Not Grant Third-Country Nationals a Second Hearing Before Issuing a Return Decision (November 5, 2014)

Author: 
Marina Barakatt

On November 5, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) r