Reports of Cases
2009 I-00921
Subject-matter
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Raad van State – Interpretation of Articles 2(e) and 15(c) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted – Minimum standards in relation to the conditions governing the granting of refugee status – Level of protection equivalent to that of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights or, in the event of non-equivalence, the criteria to be applied for the purpose of determining whether there are serious and individual threats by reason of indiscriminate violence
Systematic classification scheme
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A The Community legal order
A-01 Sources of Community law
A-01.02 General principles of law
A-01.02.01 Fundamental rights
A-01.02.01.00 General
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-04 Free movement of persons and services
B-04.07 Visas, asylum, immigration, etc.
B-04.07.02 Asylum policy
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-04 Free movement of persons and services
B-04.07 Visas, asylum, immigration, etc.
B-04.07.02 Asylum policy
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 249
-L3 : paragraph 42
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Directive 2004/83
-A01 : paragraph 8
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Directive 2004/83
-A02LC : paragraph 9
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Directive 2004/83
-A02LE : paragraphs 1, 9, 26, 29 - 31, 43, 44
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Directive 2004/83
-A02LG : paragraph 9
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Directive 2004/83
-A04P1 : paragraph 10
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Directive 2004/83
-A04P3 : paragraphs 10, 40
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Directive 2004/83
-A04P4 : paragraphs 10, 40
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Directive 2004/83
-A08P1 : paragraphs 11, 40
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Directive 2004/83
-A15 : paragraphs 12, 31, 38
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Directive 2004/83
-A15LA : paragraphs 32, 38
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Directive 2004/83
-A15LB : paragraphs 28, 32, 38
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Directive 2004/83
-A15LC : paragraphs 1, 26 - 30, 33, 35 - 38, 41, 43, 44
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Directive 2004/83
-A18 : paragraph 13
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Directive 2004/83
-C1 : paragraph 4
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Directive 2004/83
-C6 : paragraph 5
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Directive 2004/83
-C10 : paragraph 6
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Directive 2004/83
-C24 : paragraph 7
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Directive 2004/83
-C25 : paragraph 7
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Directive 2004/83
-C26 : paragraphs 7, 36
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -106/89
: paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -188/07
: paragraph 42
Operative part
Opinion
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EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 6
-P2 : point 21
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TEU, Article 6
-P1 : point 23
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TEU, Article 6
-P2 : point 23
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A18 : point 23
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A52P3 : point 23
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Directive 2004/83
-A02LE : point 14
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Directive 2004/83
-A15 : points 1, 18, 27
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Directive 2004/83
-A15LA : points 27, 32, 34, 36, 41, 42
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Directive 2004/83
-A15LB : points 27, 32, 34, 36, 41, 42
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Directive 2004/83
-A15LC : points 14 - 16, 19, 26 - 28, 30 - 34, 36, 40 - 42
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -305/05
: point 21
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
17/02/2009
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 8 from 12.01.2008, p.5
Judgment: OJ C 90 from 18.04.2009, p.4
Name of the parties
Elgafaji
Notes on Academic Writings
- Kuq-Adrovic, Ermina: Revue du droit des étrangers 2008 p.511-513 (FR)
- Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 182 (NL)
- Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis ; Lambert, Christian: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire. Réfugiés, menace individuelle et conflit armé, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2009 p.980-981 (FR)
- Kauff-Gazin, Fabienne: Protection communautaire subsidiaire accordée aux réfugiés, Europe 2009 Avril Comm. nº 155 p.17-18 (FR)
- Bank, Roland: Das Elgafaji-Urteil des EuGH und seine Bedeutung für den Schutz von Personen, die vor bewaffneten Konflikten fliehen, Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht 2009 p.695-699 (DE)
- Komárek, J.: Přezkum reálnosti hrozby vážné újmy žadatele o mezinárodní ochranu, Soudní rozhledy : mesícník ceské, zahranicní a evropské judikatury : nová soudní rozhodnutí vydávaná redakcí casopisu Právní rozhledy ve spoluprác jednotlivymi soudci 2009 p.196-198 (CS)
- Kosař, D.: Soudní rozhledy : mesícník ceské, zahranicní a evropské judikatury : nová soudní rozhodnutí vydávaná redakcí casopisu Právní rozhledy ve spoluprác jednotlivymi soudci 2009 p.232-237 (CS)
- X: Jurisprudentie bestuursrecht 2009 nº 90 (NL)
- Dautricourt, C.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "Elgafaji", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2009 nº 2 p.338-346 (FR)
- Gorter, Hesther: La protezione sussidiaria dopo la sentenza C-465/07 della Corte di giustizia delle Comunità europee, Diritto, immigrazione e cittadinanza 2009 p.98-111 (IT)
- Anthimos, A.: Armenopoulos 2009 p.1432 (EL)
- Zorzi Giustiniani, Flavia: Protezione sussidiaria ed esigenze di protezione in situazioni di violenza indiscriminata. La Corte di giustizia si pronuncia sulla c.d. direttiva qualifiche, Studi sull'integrazione europea 2009 nº 3 p.779-802 (IT)
- Stamelos, Charalampos: Anagnorisi tou kathestotos prosfyga i epikourikis prostasias se kratos melos, Evropaion Politeia 2009 p.477-479 (EL)
- Cortés Martín, José Manuel: Jurisprudencia del TJCE, Enero-Abril 2009, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2009 p.665-726 (ES)
- Maier, Gernot: Kein zwingender Nachweis der spezifischen individuellen Betroffenheit erforderlich, Fremden- und asylrechtliche Blätter - FABL 2009 n° 2 p.27-29 (DE)
- Perilleux, Jonas: L'interprétation des notions de "conflit armé interne" et de "violence aveugle" dans le cadre de la protection subsidiaire : le droit international humanitaire est-il une référence obligatoire?, Revue belge de droit international 2009 p. 113-143 (FR)
- Salamanca Aguado, Esther: La protección subsidiaria de personas amenazadas por violencia indiscriminada. Comentario a la sentencia del TJCE de 17 de febrero de 2009, en el asunto ELGAFAJI (C-465/07), Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2009, nº 19, p. 1-18 (ES)
- Acosta Sánchez, Miguel Angel ; Njiki, Michel Remi: TJCE - Sentencia de 17.02.2009, Elgafaji c. Staatssecretaris van Justitie - C-465/07 - Política europea de asilo y refugio - Artículo 3 CEDH - Protección subsidiaria - Amenazas graves e individuales contra la vida o la integridad física de un civil motivadas por una violencia indiscriminada en situaciones de conflicto armado - Prueba., Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2010 p.239-255 (ES)
- Bank, Roland: Subsidiärer Schutz von Personen, die vor bewaffneten Konflikten fliehen - Das Elgafaji-Urteil des EuGH und seine Rezeption in der Praxis, Hohenheimer Tage zum Ausländerrecht 2011 (Ed. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden) 2012 p.247-258 (DE)
- D'Huart, Pierre: Le concept de conflit armé interne ou international de l’article 15, point c, de la directive. 2004/83/CE : une référence au droit international humanitaire ?, Revue du droit des étrangers 2012 p.238-245 (FR)
- Zagorc, Saša ; Stare, Katja: Razlaga instituta subsidiarne zaščite v evropskem azilnem sistemu, Pravnik : revija za pravno teorijo in prakso 2018 nº 11-12 p.793-822 (SL)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Raad van State - Netherlands
Subject-matter
- area of freedom, security and justice
- - asylum policy
- Fundamental rights
Provisions of national law referred to
Information not available
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
grande chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Bay Larsen
Advocate General
Poiares Maduro
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion