Dutch judges may rule directly on rejected asylum requests
Following a June ruling by the EU's top court, a judge in the Netherlands who reviews a rejected asylum request can issue binding judgments on granting asylum.
The Court of Justice of the EU gave its ruling in June after a Dutch judge in Zwolle asked how far a judge may go when reviewing a rejected asylum request.
The court said the judge may also assess whether the asylum seeker is telling the truth, and how likely it is that he would be persecuted or in danger if he returned.
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Hof van Justitie van de EU
The Court of Justice of the EU is the highest court for European Union law, based in Luxembourg. Its rulings on EU law, including the EU asylum rules, bind national courts in the Netherlands, and Dutch judges can ask it preliminary questions when they are unsure how EU law should be applied.