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Proceedings brought by K (C-519/20)
Consideration of the questions referred
The third and fourth questions
38

Proceedings brought by K (C-519/20)

Judgment of 10 Mar 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-519-20/para_38@2026-11-12

38It follows that, when ordered for the purpose of removal, the detention of an illegally staying third-country national is intended only to ensure the effectiveness of the return procedure and does not pursue any punitive purpose, as the Advocate General observed in point 104 of his Opinion.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-519/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:178
Decided: 10 Mar 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Amtsgericht Hannover (Local Court, Hanover, Germany)
Rapporteur: C. Lycourgos
Advocate General: J. Richard de la Tour
Bench: 5 judges
E. Regan, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, I. Jarukaitis, M. Ilešič
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0519

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Asylum policy Justice and home affairs

History · 1 version

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Interprets 2: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; 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
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