Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts High Court of Ireland (Irlanda)

Date: 12/14/2023

Subject: The decision of the High Court on the responsibility for damages of the State, according to the Francovich principle, for not having given a compulsory accommodation to the applicants, pursuant to Directive 2013/33/EU (Reception Conditions Directive), which orders the preliminary referral to the Court of Justice on the interpretation of the concept of force majeure as element in defence of the State from the compliance with its obligations deriving from EU law, and in particular from article 1 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Parties: S.A. v. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Ireland and the Attorney General

Original language: Irish

Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Freedoms - Art. 18 Right to asylum

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