Preliminary deference? Ecre Study on the implementation of Cjeu Judgments.The impact of judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU in cases X.Y.Z., A.B.C. and Cimade and Gisti on national law and the use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, March 2017 .

•  Resumen: A newly released ECRE study shows significant impact of three asylum-related cases from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and of the EU Charter on the national asylum policies of eight Member States.The study included seven Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK and Italy) and showed how judgments on the determination of LGBTI asylum applications: X.Y.Z and A.B.C, and reception conditions for persons subject to Dublin transfers: Cimade and Gisti, affected overall national legislation – often leading to a shift in national practices and internal guidance, and sometimes even to formal legislative changes. While the report establishes an overall influence from EU to national level, the findings also reflect a more complex reality. While the judgments were clarifying certain provisions, they left others unclear and often with a wide margin of interpretation from national judiciaries. As for the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the study found that State authorities often preferred to rely on more established instruments, such as the European Convention on Human Rights, and that additional time and training were necessary to resolve this issue.The report therefore recommends that future questions addressed to the Court on the interpretation of EU law should be framed to ensure clarity. Additionally, domestic asylum case-law and national internal guidance should be available online to ensure harmonisation of the interpretation between Member States and ensure transparency. The report further recommends that national legislation and practices should at all times be in line with EU Charter provisions; national authorities should proactively apply and rely on EU Charter provisions in order to make it a “real living instrument” (Texto completo).

Más publicaciones del ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles):

• Guidelines on the treatment of Chechen internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers and refugees in Europe.

Otras publicaciones periódicas del Ecre:

• Boletín Semanal de ECRE. 

 Más información:

• Cuaderno McD. Bibliografia.
• Revistas: títulos y enlaces.