Democracy & Justice

ECJ Advocate General: EU States Must Allow Judicial Review of Visa Refusal

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has delivered an opinion concerning the case of a Moroccan national who was refused a Schengen visa by the Polish consul in Rabat. According to the Advocate...

by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has delivered an opinion concerning the case of a Moroccan national who was refused a Schengen visa by the Polish consul in Rabat. According to the Advocate General, the Charter of Fundamental Rights obliges the member states to guarantee an effective remedy before a court in such cases. Polish law excludes such a possibility. During the proceedings before the consul, the foreigner was assisted by lawyers from the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

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