On 3 October the Third Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights published its judgment N.D. and N.T. v. Spain, which concerns Spain’s pushback policy in Melilla. It found a violation of Article 4 of Protocol 4 (prohibition of collective expulsions of aliens) and of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) taken together with Article 4 of Protocol 4. This post focuses on the issues of jurisdiction and the prohibition of collective expulsions addressed in the judgment, as well as its policy implications.
| Original language | English |
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| Project No. | 8675/15 and 8697/15) |
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| File no. | ECtHR |
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| Finished | 3/10/17 |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Oct 2017 |
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- ECtHR
- Refoulement
- Spanish enclaves
- jurisdiction