- 2 results found
- 2011
- Refugee status determination
- Greece
- Clear
Court name: Administrative Court of Appeals of Athens
State: Greece
Date of decision:
Key aspects: Refugee status determination, Statelessness and asylum
The Greek Administration did not err in rejecting the applicant's asylum application as there were no legal grounds in considering that the applicant was a refugee. The applicant, who was a stateless person of Palestinian origin, claimed during his interview that he left his country for economic reasons and in order to find employment, confirming that there were no other reasons forcing him to leave.
Court name: Council of State
State: Greece
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Other international law
Key aspects: Deportation and removal, Refugee status determination, Stateless status and documentation
The case concerned the refusal to grant international protection to the applicant who had produced evidence that he was going to lose his nationality due to pending criminal proceedings against him in his country of nationality.