European Court Interprets When EU Country Must Grant Asylum For Religious Persecution
In Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y and Z, (EU Ct. Justice, Sept. 5, 2012), the Court of Justice of the European Union interpreted the EU's directive on the status of refugees in the case of two Pakistani members of the Ahmadiyya community who are seeking asylum in Germany. As summarized by the Court's press release::The Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court, Germany), before which the disputes have been brought, asks ...