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<p>Directive 2013/33/EU (the Reception Conditions Directive) lays down the reception conditions that should be granted to asylum seekers and also their rights of documentation, to education and to access to the labour market and health care. In the judgment of the Court of Justice of 12 November 2019 in Case C233/18 concerning Zubair Haqbin, the Court of Justice holds that the withdrawal – even if only temporary – of the full set of material reception conditions or of material reception conditions relating to housing, food or clothing would be irreconcilable with the requirement to ensure a dignified standard of living for Mr Haqbin. After all, such a sanction deprives him from being allowed to meet his most basic needs.</p>
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Directive 2013/33/EU (the Reception Conditions Directive) lays down the reception conditions that should be granted to asylum seekers and also their rights of documentation, to education and to access to the labour market and health care. In the judgment of the Court of Justice of 12 November 2019 in Case C233/18 concerning Zubair Haqbin, the Court of Justice holds that the withdrawal – even if only temporary – of the full set of material reception conditions or of material reception conditions relating to housing, food or clothing would be irreconcilable with the requirement to ensure a dignified standard of living for Mr Haqbin. After all, such a sanction deprives him from being allowed to meet his most basic needs.

Human Dignity and a Dignified Standard of Living: The Judgment of the Court of Justice in the Case of Zubair Haqbin (C233/18)

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Directive 2013/33/EU (the Reception Conditions Directive) lays down the reception conditions that should be granted to asylum seekers and also their rights of...

Human Dignity and a Dignified Standard of Living: The Judgment of the Court of Justice in the Case of Zubair Haqbin (C233/18)

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 143 - 154

Received: Dec 17, 2020

Accepted: Feb 02, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2021.26.01.11

Keywords
asylum, reception conditions, human dignity, unaccompanied minor, EU Charter on Fundamental Rights

© 2021 Karin Zwaan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Human Dignity and a Dignified Standard of Living: The Judgment of the Court of Justice in the Case of Zubair Haqbin (C233/18)

Published Online: Jul 20, 2021

Page range: 143 - 154

Received: Dec 17, 2020

Accepted: Feb 02, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2021.26.01.11

Keywordsasylum, reception conditions, human dignity, unaccompanied minor, EU Charter on Fundamental Rights

© 2021 Karin Zwaan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
asylum, reception conditions, human dignity, unaccompanied minor, EU Charter on Fundamental Rights