Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 8 Expiry of legal status Section 72 Cessation (1) Recognition of asylum status and refugee status shall cease to have effect if the foreigner 1. voluntarily or by accepting or renewing a national passport or by…
Chapter 7. Follow-up application, secondary application. Asylum Act (Germany)
Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 7 Follow-up application, secondary application Section 71 Follow-up application (1) If, after the withdrawal or incontestable rejection of a previous asylum application, the foreigner files a new asylum application (follow-up application), a new asylum procedure shall…
Chapter 6. Right of residence during the asylum procedure. Asylum Act (Germany)
Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 6 Right of residence during the asylum procedure Section 55 Permission to remain pending the asylum decision (Aufenthaltsgestattung) (1) Foreigners seeking asylum shall be permitted to remain in the federal territory while the asylum procedure is…
Chapter 5. Accommodation and distribution. Asylum Act (Germany)
Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 5 Accommodation and distribution Section 44 Setting up and maintaining reception centres (1) The Länder shall be required to set up and maintain reception centres necessary to accommodate persons requesting asylum and to provide the necessary…
Chapter 4. Asylum procedures. Asylum Act (Germany)
Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 4 Asylum procedures Sub-Chapter 1 General rules of procedure Section 12 Legal capacity of minors (1) A foreigner who is of full legal age shall be capable of performing procedural actions pursuant to this Act, provided…
Chapter 3. General information. Asylum Act (Germany)
Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 3 General information Section 5 Federal Office (1) The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Federal Office) shall decide on asylum applications. In accordance with this Act, the Federal Office shall also be responsible for measures…
Chapter 2. Granting protection. Asylum Act (Germany)
Asylum Act (Germany) Chapter 2 Granting protection Sub-Chapter 1 Asylum Section 2 Legal status of persons granted asylum status (1) In the federal territory, persons granted asylum status shall enjoy the legal status pursuant to the Convention relating to the…
Chapter 1. Scope of application. Asylum Act (Germany)
Full citation: Asylum Act in the version promulgated on 2 September 2008 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1798), last amended by Article 2 of the Act of 11 March 2016 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 394) This statute shall serve…
Asylum Act (Germany)
Full citation: Asylum Act in the version promulgated on 2 September 2008 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1798), last amended by Article 2 of the Act of 11 March 2016 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 394) Chapter 1 Scope of…
Denis and Irvine v. Belgium [GC] (European Court of Human Rights)
Information Note on the Court’s case-law 252 June 2021 Denis and Irvine v. Belgium [GC] – 62819/17 and 63921/17 Judgment 1.6.2021 [GC] Article 5 Article 5-1 Lawful arrest or detention Refusal to discharge offenders with persisting mental disorders from compulsory…