11 juli 2012

No duty to snitch on other EU country’s asylum conditions

by Rosalind English
Medhanye, R(on the application of ) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWHC 1799 (Admin) (02 July 2012)  - read judgment
EU law is based on a central principle of mutual confidence. It therefore flies in the face of this trust to impose a legal duty on one member state to monitor whether another Member State was complying with its obligations under that law, including its obligation to respect fundamental human rights.
Background facts
The claimant, an Eritrean national, sought asylum in the UK, having previously claimed asylum in Italy. The secretary of state decided to remove him to Italy under Regulation 343/2003 (Dublin II). The claimant challenged the Secretary of State's decision to certify as "clearly unfounded" his claim that removing him to Italy would breach his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR"). His application for judicial review was refused. Read more of this post


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