"Relatives of refugees are not legally refugees after all" - wat betekent dit voor de Nederlandse praktijk?
The Court of Appeal has held that the UN Refugee Convention should not be interpreted to include an implied type of derivative refugee status for the family members of refugees. As a result, anyone who was granted refugee status under UK law as the family member of a recognised refugee does not benefit from the protections in the Refugee Convention against withdrawal of refugee status. The legal issue is a highly technical matter of treaty interpretation, but it has wide practical ramifications for the family members of recognised refugees. In effect, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the Home Office has been mistakenly giving out refugee status to the family members of actual refugees. Lees hier verder: https://www.freemovement.org.uk/family-reunion-refugees-not-protected-by-refugee-convention/ Het gaat hier om een nareiziger in Engeland wiens moeder vluchteling is en die zelf een afgeleidde vluchtelingenstatus kreeg. Hij vindt dat hij niet kan worden uitgezet om...