| Author (Corporate) | European Court of Justice: Press and Information Division |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | No. 40, 2011 (28.4.11) |
| Publication Date | 28/04/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Directive on the return of illegal immigrants precludes national rules imposing a prison term on an illegally staying third-country national who does not comply with an order to leave the national territory. A penalty such as that provided for by the Italian legislation is liable to jeopardise the attainment of the objective of introducing an effective policy for removal and repatriation in keeping with fundamental rights. |
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| Source Link | http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2011-04/cp110040en.pdf |
| Subject Categories | Law, Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Italy |
