Latest developments on the Roma situation in France
Statement on the latest developments on the Roma situation from Viviane Reding the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship.
View ArticleHuman mobility and the right to family reunion
1. The right to respect for family life is a fundamental right belonging to everyone and one which is secured by a number of international legal instruments, such as the Universal Declaration of Human...
View ArticleRestrictive laws prevent families from reuniting
Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights, is criticizing the Member Staats for introducing strict requirements for family migration. It is becoming more and more difficult for immigrants in...
View ArticleThe Right to Liberty and Security of Person and ‘Alternatives to Detention’...
From Alice Edwards, Expert Consultant, Division of International Protection, UNHCR. This background paper was prepared for the Global Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention, to be held 11-12 May 2011.
View ArticleNeuerscheinung "The Encyclopedia of Migration and Minorities in Europe"
Klaus J, Bade, Leo Lucassen, Pieter C. Emmer and Jochen Oltmer (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Migration and Minorities in Europe. From the 17th Century to the Present Cambridge University Press, New York...
View ArticleNotes on the Opinion of AG Cruz Villalón of 14 April 2013 in the case...
Notes on the Opinion of AG Cruz Villalón of 14 April 2013 in the case Demirkan C-221/11 The three main problematic elements of the opinion are: (a) Recipients of services were from the very beginning...
View ArticleEU border control policies negatively affect human rights
Strasbourg, 06/11/2013 – "The EU externalisation of border control policies has a deleterious effect on human rights, in particular the right to leave a country, which is a prerequisite to the...
View ArticleCecilia Malmström signs the Readmission Agreement and launches the Visa...
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström, in Ankara at the invitation of the Turkish authorities, signed, with the Turkish Minister of Interior Muammer Güler, the EU-Turkey readmission...
View ArticleThe decision in the Dogan case does not provide any legal certainty with...
After the Dogan judgment was issued in Germany a discussion took place how the applicable law has to be changed regarding the language requirements in matters of family reunion. Accordingly, the party...
View ArticleExclusion of the right of family reunion for foreigner with subsidiary...
The amendment of the Residence Act will exclude the right for family reunion for a period of two years in cases in which foreigners will obtain the subsidiary protection status after the new provision...
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