Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 07/25/2018

Subject: The Court affirmed that a Palestinian who has refugee status from UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) cannot obtain refugee status in the EU while receiving effective protection or assistance from that UN agency. As regards an applicant for asylum who has fled the Gaza Strip, the Court also sets out specific criteria for handling applications for asylum lodged by Palestinians

Parties: Alheto

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 18 Right to asylum - Refugees

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