A and Others v Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken: ECJ 14 Mar 2017

Account freezing was act of State, not EU

ECJ (Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Area of Freedom, Security and Justice External Relations : Common Foreign and Security Policy Fundamental Rights : Charter of Fundamental Rights – Judgment)Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) – Specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism – Common Position 2001/931/CFSP – Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA – Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 – Article 2(3) – Inclusion of the ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’ on the list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts – Question referred for a preliminary ruling concerning the validity of that inclusion – Compliance with international humanitarian law – Concept of ‘terrorist act’ – Actions by armed forces during periods of armed conflict

K. Lenaerts, P
ECLI:EU:C:2017:202, [2017] EUECJ C-158/14, [2017] WLR(D) 180
Bailii, WLRD
European

Human Rights, Crime, Banking

Updated: 11 November 2021; Ref: scu.580690