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MP v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-353/16)
Consideration of the question referred
37

MP v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C-353/16)

Judgment of 24 Apr 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-353-16/para_37@2026-11-11

37Moreover, it should be recalled that, in accordance with Article 52(3) of the Charter, in so far as the rights guaranteed by Article 4 thereof correspond to those guaranteed by Article 3 of the ECHR, the meaning and scope of those rights are the same as those laid down by Article 3 of the ECHR.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-353/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:276
Decided: 24 Apr 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Applicant: MP
Defendant: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Rapporteur: C. Lycourgos
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, A. Tizzano, R. Silva de Lapuerta, T. von Danwitz, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, E. Levits, C. Vajda, E. Juhász, A. Borg Barthet, M. Berger, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, M. Vilaras
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0353

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History · 1 version

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted
Cited by 2: X v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-69/21)3 provisions; M and Others v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides (C-391/16, C-77/17, C-78/17)
Cites 8: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Pál Aranyosi and Robert Căldăraru v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Bremen (C-404/15, C-659/15 PPU); Mohamed M’Bodj v État belge (C-542/13); Centre public d’action sociale d’Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve v Moussa Abdida (C-562/13); Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted; Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals; Aboubacar Diakité v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides (C-285/12); C. K. and Others v Republika Slovenija (C-578/16 PPU)