Decided cases - Human Rights
20 sep 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion of Afghan citizen without any ties to the recipient country
Afghan citizen without any ties to the recipient country expelled with six-year entry ban
25 aug 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion of homicide offender with no ties to other countries
Homicide offender expelled although he had no ties to other countries
27 jun 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
No basis for hearing in camera
Information available in the case did not justify an order for hearing in camera
09 maj 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Permanent expulsion
T, who had been sentenced to imprisonment for six years for serious drug offences, was expelled with a permanent entry ban
13 apr 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
No time limit for completion of extradition investigation
Courts did not have authority to fix a time limit for the Public Prosecutor’s extradition investigation
21 feb 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Parental contact case remitted to the family court
Parental contact case between a force adopted child and its biological parents remitted for reconsideration to the family court
16 feb 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion decision repealed
Decision to expel T repealed in accordance with the Aliens Act and the Human Rights Convention
15 feb 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Agent operation and sentencing for attempted weapons possession
Agent operation not in contravention of the prohibition of incitement
05 jan 2023
Decided Case
Højesteret
Sentence for illegal possession of firearms
Increased sentence and permanent expulsion for illegal possession of firearms under particularly aggravating circumstances
13 dec 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Rejection of application for residence permit was lawful
The Immigration Appeals Board’s refusal of family reunification was lawful
01 dec 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Judicial review of deprivation of liberty at psychiatry centre
Courts could also review deprivation of liberty before and after the period considered by appeals board
11 okt 2022
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion revoked
T, who had been convicted of attempted murder, but was exempt from punishment due to mental illness, could not be expelled