Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Supreme Court (Spain)

Date: 01/22/2024

Subject: The decision of the Supreme Tribunal, recalling article 4 of Protocol 4 to the ECHR (Prohibition of Collective Expulsion of Aliens), confirmed the decision of the lower court on the expulsion of dozens of unaccompanied minors in May 2021: according to the Court, the expulsion, only based on the Agreement between Spain and Morocco of 2007 sobre la cooperación en materia de prevención de la emigración ilegal de menores no acompañados, su protección y su vuelta concertada, was in contrast with national norms according to which the return of unaccompanied minors in unlawful situation must be carried out through an individualized administrative proceeding

Parties: Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta y Administración General del Estado

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 19 Expulsion - Extradition - Removal - Equality - Art. 24 Children’s rights

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