Assessment and evidence of the starting date of lawful residence of unmarried partners of Union citizens

This expert opinion seeks to answer the question, whether the duty to ‘facilitate’ laid down in Article 3(2)(b) of Directive 2004/38/EC leads to an obligation under Union law for the Member States to assess and evidence the starting date of the lawful residence of the unmarried partner. The expert opinion first describes the right of residence of…

Expert Opinion De Wet Inburgering in het Buitenland in EU-rechtelijk Perspectief

Deze expert opinion is uitgebracht in het kader van de prejudiciële vragen  die de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State op 1 april 2014 heeft gesteld (zie nrs. 201211916/1/V2 en 201300404/1/V2, JV 2014/163) aan het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie in de zaken van K en A (zaak C-153/14). Deze expert opinie beschrijft de Nederlandse…

Assessment of the risk of refoulement under Article 3 ECHR in cases of persons returning to Somalia

This expert opinion addresses the following topics: assessment of the risk of refoulement in Somalian asylum cases, the internal flight alternative in the context of Article 3 ECHR, internally displaced persons camps in the context of Article 3 ECHR and assessment of the risk of refoulement upon return to al-Shabaab territory Expert Opinion Migration Law…