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ECLI:NL:RBSGR:2004:AP3596 ECLI:NL:RBSGR:2004:AP3596 AI generated

Administrative court dismisses government appeal on asylum denial due to violation of legal certainty principle regarding prior binding judgment.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBSGR:2004:AP3596
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court declared the applicant's appeal against the asylum denial admissible and ordered the revocation of the administrative decision. The government argued it was not bound by a previous court ruling from 2001 that had already annulled a similar decision, claiming it could make its own assessment. The court rejected this, holding that the principle of legal certainty binds the administration to the final judicial interpretation of the law, making the prior ruling authoritative and preventing the government from acting inconsistently.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 3:3 AWB; Art. 8:75 AWB: The administrative authority is bound by a final judicial decision on the same legal issue, and cannot disregard the established legal interpretation without violating the principle of legal certainty.

Keywords

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principle of legal certainty binding judicial precedent administrative discretion limits asylum procedure reinstatement of decision procedural error legal certainty violation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 3:3 Algemene wet bestuursrecht (AWB)
Art. 8:75 Algemene wet bestuursrecht (AWB)
artikel 3:2 Awb
artikel 3:2 van de Awb
artikel 8:75 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht

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