Press Release: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-290/14 Skerdjan Celaj

In a judgment made on the 1 October 2015 the European Court of Justice ruled that the ‘Return Directive’ does not, in principle, preclude legislation of a Member State which imposes a prison sentence on a third-country national who unlawfully enters its territory in breach of an entry ban.

• Primary Source

Deutsche Welle, 01.10.15: ECJ: Countries have the right to punish migrants who violate entry bans http://dw.com/p/1GgXi

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 06.10.15: The CJEU’s Ruling in Celaj: Criminal penalties, entry bans and the Returns Directive http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/the-cjeus-ruling-in-celaj-criminal.html

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