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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.
  • N.S. v Secretary of State for the Home Department M.E. et al. v Refugee applications Commissioner et al.
    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):
    ECLI:EU:C:2011:865
  • Bundesrepublik Deutschland v B, and D
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    Euroepan Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • Nawras Bolbol v Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    EU:C:2010:351
  • Aydin Salahadin Abdulla and Others v Germany
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
    ECLI:EU:C:2010:105
  • Meki Elgafaji, Noor Elgafaji v Staatssecretaris van Justitie
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    European Court of Justice (Grand Chamber)
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):
  • Migrationsverket v Edgar Petrosian and Others
    Decision date:
    Deciding body type:
    Court of Justice of the European Union
    Deciding body:
    European Court of Justice
    Type:
    Decision
    Policy area:
    ECLI (European case law identifier):

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