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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Article 18 - Right to asylum

Article 18 - Right to asylum

The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as 'the Treaties').

  • Text:

    The text of the Article has been based on TEC Article 63, now replaced by Article 78 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which requires the Union to respect the Geneva Convention on refugees. Reference should be made to the Protocols relating to the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaties, and to Denmark, to determine the extent to which those Member States implement Union law in this area and the extent to which this Article is applicable to them. This Article is in line with the Protocol on Asylum annexed to the Treaties.

    Source:
    Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
    Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
    These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.
  • Serin Alheto v Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Advocate General
    Type:
    Opinion
    Policy area:
    Justice, freedom and security, Asylum and migration
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2018:327
  • X v Belastingdienst/Toeslagen.
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Advocate General
    Type:
    Policy area:
    Asylum and migration
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2018:34
  • X and X v État belge
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Court (Grand Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    Borders and Visa
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2017:173
  • AZ v Secretary of State for the Home Department
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    Justice, freedom and security
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • X v Finnish Immigration Service
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Supreme Administrative Court
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    Justice, freedom and security
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • A v The Finnish Immigration Service
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    National Court/Tribunal
    Deciding body:
    Supreme Administrative Court
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    Asylum and migration
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Kaveh Puid
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Court (Grand Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    Asylum and migration
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • Zuheyr Frayeh Halaf v Zuheyr Frayeh Halaf v Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    General Court (Fourth Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Kaveh Puid
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Advocate General
    Type:
    Opinion
    Policy area:
    Asylum and migration
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2013:244
  • Cimade, Groupe d’information et de soutien des immigrés (GISTI) v Ministre de l’Intérieur, de l’Outre-mer, des Collectivités territoriales et de l’Immigration
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    European Court of Justice (Fourth Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):

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