Autumn 2024
The Autumn 2024 newsletter focuses on both a legal and a medical case where being a child at the time of the asylum interview plays an important role. Both cases required an assessment by iMMO to interpret the impact of dramatic events.
Case Law
State Council recognizes influence of shame
In its ruling of December 13, 2023, the Council of State recognized the substantiation given by iMMO on the influence of shame and fear on declarations during asylum interviews. The Council of State indicated that the IND did not pay enough attention to this issue in this procedure. The explanation given at the hearing by […]
EU takes note of invalidation legal requirement
The EUAA, the European Union Agency on Asylum, is the agency that helps EU countries implement European laws and procedures around asylum. The EUAA publishes an annual report on key changes in policy, practice and case law in Europe. This summer’s report notes the ruling in the Netherlands on the ‘components requirement’ (onderdelenvereiste) by the […]
