TENTAMEN EUROPEAN LAW: JHA
PROBLEM 1A – SCHENGEN......................................................................................................................................... 4
The Schengen Area.............................................................................................................................................................4
Border checks for persons entering the Schengen Area (EXTERNAL).................................................................................4
Checks within the Schengen Member States (INTERNAL)..................................................................................................5
Case C-278/12 PPU Atiqullah Adil..................................................................................................................................5
Schengen rules regarding the reintroduction of border controls/closing the borders.......................................................6
SHORT SUMMARY..............................................................................................................................................................8
PROBLEM 1B – FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS........................................................................................................... 8
Rights of EU citizens and their family members regarding movement and residence in another MS...............................9
Rights of TCN’s and their family members regarding movement and residence in another MS.....................................10
Losing right to residence for EU citizens and family members........................................................................................11
Case C-145/09 Land Baden-Württemberg v Panagiotis Tsakouridis............................................................................11
Case C-348/09 P.I. v Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Remscheid (P.I.)........................................................................12
Family reunification for TCN’s under EU law....................................................................................................................12
How far reaching is the fundamental status of EU citizenship?......................................................................................13
Case C-34/09 Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi (ONEm) (Zambrano).........................................13
Case C-836/18 Subdelegación del Gobierno en Ciudad Real v. RH (Gabierno)...........................................................15
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................15
PROBLEM 2A............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Criteria for refugee...........................................................................................................................................................17
Joined cases C-199/12 and C-201/12 Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel v. X. Y.Z......................................................19
Joined cases C-71/11 and C-99/11 Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y and Z................................................................19
Criteria for subsidiary protection.....................................................................................................................................20
Case C-465/07 Meki Elgafaji and Noor Elgafaji v Staatssecretaris van Justitie............................................................21
Case C-901/19 CF and DN v Bundesrepublik Deutschland..........................................................................................22
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................22
PROBLEM 2B............................................................................................................................................................ 23
Common rules on reception/living conditions for refugees and migrants.......................................................................23
Common rules for asylum procedures..............................................................................................................................23
Responsible Member State...............................................................................................................................................24
Case C-648/11, MA, BT, DA v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ECLI:EU:C:2013:93...................25
Not transferring under Dublin III due Human Rights Violations......................................................................................26
M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece App no. 30696/09 (ECtHR, 21 January 2011), focus on paras. 9-30 and 335-359 of the
judgment......................................................................................................................................................................26
Joined cases C-411/10 and C-493/10, N.S v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, and M.E, A.S.M, M.T, K.P
and E.H v. Refugee Applications Commissioner, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2011]
ECLI:EU:C:2011:865......................................................................................................................................................26
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................27
PROBLEM 3A............................................................................................................................................................ 28
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, The European Arrest Warrant..........................................................................................................................................28
Case C-303/05 Advocaten voor de Wereld v. Leden van de Ministerraad [2007] ECLI:EU:C:2007:261......................30
Refusion of the execution of a European Arrest Warrant................................................................................................30
Case C-42/11 Joao Pedro Lopes Da Silva Jorge [2012] ECLI:EU:C:2012: 517...............................................................31
PROBLEM 3B............................................................................................................................................................ 31
Fundamental rights in the EAW.......................................................................................................................................31
Refusing of an EAW on human rights grounds................................................................................................................32
Case C-396/11 Ministrul Public – Parchetul de pe langa Curtea de Apel Constanta v Ciprian Vasile Radu. – regarding
trials in absentia (Radu)................................................................................................................................................32
Case C-399/11 Stefano Melloni v. Ministerio Fiscal.....................................................................................................33
Case: Aranyosi and Caldararu.......................................................................................................................................33
Case C-216/18 PPU Minister for Justice and Equality v LM.........................................................................................34
SHORT SUMMARY 3A & 3B!.............................................................................................................................................35
PROBLEM 4A............................................................................................................................................................ 36
EU legal framework on data protection...........................................................................................................................36
When and to whom do EU data rules apply?...................................................................................................................36
Principles of data protection............................................................................................................................................37
Data protection rights for individuals..............................................................................................................................37
Case law: Google v. Spain.............................................................................................................................................37
Transferring personal data to third countries..................................................................................................................38
Case law: Schrems I......................................................................................................................................................38
Case law: Schrems II.....................................................................................................................................................38
Rules for collecting and processing personal data for criminal justice purposes............................................................39
Case law: Digital Rights Ireland v. Ireland....................................................................................................................39
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................40
PROBLEM 4B............................................................................................................................................................ 41
Europol.............................................................................................................................................................................41
Difference, similarities, and cooperation between Europol and Eurojust........................................................................42
Consequences of Eurojust and Europol being established through intergovernmental cooperation.............................43
Frontex.............................................................................................................................................................................43
LECTURES................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Lecture 1 – The EU & Area of freedom, security, and justice...........................................................................................45
Lecture 2 – Understanding the functioning of the AFSJ (I)...............................................................................................49
Case C-184/99 Grzelczyk..............................................................................................................................................50
Case C-200/02 Zhu and Chen.......................................................................................................................................50
Case C-85/96 Martinez Sala.........................................................................................................................................50
Case C-333/13 Dano.....................................................................................................................................................50
Case C-256/11 Dereci...................................................................................................................................................51
Case Coman..................................................................................................................................................................51
Case C-508/10 Commission v. Netherlands.................................................................................................................51
Lecture 3 – Understanding the functioning of the AFSJ (II)..............................................................................................52
Joined Cases C-643.15 and C-647/15 Slovak Republic and Hungary v. Council...........................................................54
Joined Cases C-715/17, C-718/17 and C-719/17 Commission v Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic................54
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PROBLEM 1A – SCHENGEN......................................................................................................................................... 4
The Schengen Area.............................................................................................................................................................4
Border checks for persons entering the Schengen Area (EXTERNAL).................................................................................4
Checks within the Schengen Member States (INTERNAL)..................................................................................................5
Case C-278/12 PPU Atiqullah Adil..................................................................................................................................5
Schengen rules regarding the reintroduction of border controls/closing the borders.......................................................6
SHORT SUMMARY..............................................................................................................................................................8
PROBLEM 1B – FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS........................................................................................................... 8
Rights of EU citizens and their family members regarding movement and residence in another MS...............................9
Rights of TCN’s and their family members regarding movement and residence in another MS.....................................10
Losing right to residence for EU citizens and family members........................................................................................11
Case C-145/09 Land Baden-Württemberg v Panagiotis Tsakouridis............................................................................11
Case C-348/09 P.I. v Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Remscheid (P.I.)........................................................................12
Family reunification for TCN’s under EU law....................................................................................................................12
How far reaching is the fundamental status of EU citizenship?......................................................................................13
Case C-34/09 Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi (ONEm) (Zambrano).........................................13
Case C-836/18 Subdelegación del Gobierno en Ciudad Real v. RH (Gabierno)...........................................................15
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................15
PROBLEM 2A............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Criteria for refugee...........................................................................................................................................................17
Joined cases C-199/12 and C-201/12 Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel v. X. Y.Z......................................................19
Joined cases C-71/11 and C-99/11 Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y and Z................................................................19
Criteria for subsidiary protection.....................................................................................................................................20
Case C-465/07 Meki Elgafaji and Noor Elgafaji v Staatssecretaris van Justitie............................................................21
Case C-901/19 CF and DN v Bundesrepublik Deutschland..........................................................................................22
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................22
PROBLEM 2B............................................................................................................................................................ 23
Common rules on reception/living conditions for refugees and migrants.......................................................................23
Common rules for asylum procedures..............................................................................................................................23
Responsible Member State...............................................................................................................................................24
Case C-648/11, MA, BT, DA v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ECLI:EU:C:2013:93...................25
Not transferring under Dublin III due Human Rights Violations......................................................................................26
M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece App no. 30696/09 (ECtHR, 21 January 2011), focus on paras. 9-30 and 335-359 of the
judgment......................................................................................................................................................................26
Joined cases C-411/10 and C-493/10, N.S v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, and M.E, A.S.M, M.T, K.P
and E.H v. Refugee Applications Commissioner, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2011]
ECLI:EU:C:2011:865......................................................................................................................................................26
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................27
PROBLEM 3A............................................................................................................................................................ 28
1
, The European Arrest Warrant..........................................................................................................................................28
Case C-303/05 Advocaten voor de Wereld v. Leden van de Ministerraad [2007] ECLI:EU:C:2007:261......................30
Refusion of the execution of a European Arrest Warrant................................................................................................30
Case C-42/11 Joao Pedro Lopes Da Silva Jorge [2012] ECLI:EU:C:2012: 517...............................................................31
PROBLEM 3B............................................................................................................................................................ 31
Fundamental rights in the EAW.......................................................................................................................................31
Refusing of an EAW on human rights grounds................................................................................................................32
Case C-396/11 Ministrul Public – Parchetul de pe langa Curtea de Apel Constanta v Ciprian Vasile Radu. – regarding
trials in absentia (Radu)................................................................................................................................................32
Case C-399/11 Stefano Melloni v. Ministerio Fiscal.....................................................................................................33
Case: Aranyosi and Caldararu.......................................................................................................................................33
Case C-216/18 PPU Minister for Justice and Equality v LM.........................................................................................34
SHORT SUMMARY 3A & 3B!.............................................................................................................................................35
PROBLEM 4A............................................................................................................................................................ 36
EU legal framework on data protection...........................................................................................................................36
When and to whom do EU data rules apply?...................................................................................................................36
Principles of data protection............................................................................................................................................37
Data protection rights for individuals..............................................................................................................................37
Case law: Google v. Spain.............................................................................................................................................37
Transferring personal data to third countries..................................................................................................................38
Case law: Schrems I......................................................................................................................................................38
Case law: Schrems II.....................................................................................................................................................38
Rules for collecting and processing personal data for criminal justice purposes............................................................39
Case law: Digital Rights Ireland v. Ireland....................................................................................................................39
SHORT SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................40
PROBLEM 4B............................................................................................................................................................ 41
Europol.............................................................................................................................................................................41
Difference, similarities, and cooperation between Europol and Eurojust........................................................................42
Consequences of Eurojust and Europol being established through intergovernmental cooperation.............................43
Frontex.............................................................................................................................................................................43
LECTURES................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Lecture 1 – The EU & Area of freedom, security, and justice...........................................................................................45
Lecture 2 – Understanding the functioning of the AFSJ (I)...............................................................................................49
Case C-184/99 Grzelczyk..............................................................................................................................................50
Case C-200/02 Zhu and Chen.......................................................................................................................................50
Case C-85/96 Martinez Sala.........................................................................................................................................50
Case C-333/13 Dano.....................................................................................................................................................50
Case C-256/11 Dereci...................................................................................................................................................51
Case Coman..................................................................................................................................................................51
Case C-508/10 Commission v. Netherlands.................................................................................................................51
Lecture 3 – Understanding the functioning of the AFSJ (II)..............................................................................................52
Joined Cases C-643.15 and C-647/15 Slovak Republic and Hungary v. Council...........................................................54
Joined Cases C-715/17, C-718/17 and C-719/17 Commission v Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic................54
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