Elgafaji and Elgafaji v Staatssecretaris van Justitie: ECJ 17 Feb 2009

Europa (Grand Chamber) Directive 2004/83/EC – Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status – Person eligible for subsidiary protection Article 2(e) – Real risk of suffering serious harm – Article 15(c) -Serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of armed conflict – Proof.
Though Article 15(a) and (b) appeared to be co-extensive with Article 2 and 3 of the Convention, Article 15(c) was addressing the different situation of indiscriminate violence which, while not being aimed at a particular individual, could nevertheless be said to constitute an individual threat to such person.

Citations:

[2009] EUECJ C-465/07, [2009] All ER (EC) 651, [2009] INLR 235, [2009] 1 WLR 2100, [2009] 2 CMLR 45, [2009] Imm AR 477, [2009] WLR (D) 59

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Directive 2004/83/EC, European Convention on Human Rights 2 3

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European

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See AlsoElgafaji and Elgafaji -c- Staatssecretaris van Justitie (Justice and Home Affairs) French Text ECJ 9-Sep-2008
Europa Refugee status – minimum standards regarding conditions for granting refugee protection level equal to that of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. . .

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ExaminedQD and AH (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department CA 24-Jun-2009
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Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.417815