Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 9 November 2021

LW v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection – Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection – Directive 2011/95/EU – Articles 3 and 23 – More favourable standards capable of being retained or introduced by the Member States for the purposes of extending the refugee or subsidiary protection status of a beneficiary of international protection to family members – Grant of a parent’s refugee status to his or her minor child as a derived right – Maintaining family unity – Best interests of the child

Case C-91/20


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
10/12/2021 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:898
09/11/2021 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Abstract
ECLI:EU:C:2021:898
09/11/2021 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Application (OJ)
05/06/2020 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Request for a preliminary ruling
24/02/2020 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2021:384
12/05/2021 Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.07 Respect for private and family life
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.24 The rights of the child
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
      4.06.01.03 Asylum policy


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 24/02/2020

Date of the Opinion

  • 12/05/2021

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

09/11/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale)

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Skibińska, Ewa: Pochodny status uchodźcy : Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Utrzymymanie jedności rodziny), C-91/20, Monitor Prawniczy 2021 Vol. 24 p.00 (PL)
  2. Gazin, Fabienne: Asile - Droit d'asile dérivé d'un enfant mineur, Europe 2022, nº 1 Janvier, comm. 10 (FR)
  3. Carlier, Jean-Yves ; Frasca, Eleonora: Droit européen des migrations, Journal de droit européen 2022, nº 3, p. 131-148 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Immigration policy

Provisions of national law referred to

Asylgesetz (AsylG), art. 3, paragraphe 1, et art. 23, paragraphe 2

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention de Genève relative au statut des réfugiés (28/07/1951), article premier, section A, paragraphe 2) https://www.unhcr.org/fr/4b14f4a62

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Richard de la Tour

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French