Austrian courts find UNRWA's assistance or protection ceased in areas of operation in Syria Austria - Federal Administrative Court, BF v. Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, L512 2276189-1 (2 August 2024) The Austrian Federal Administrative Court ruled that a stateless person of Palestinian origin from Syria was entitled to refugee status ipso facto as UNRWA was unable to provide assistance or protection in areas of operations in Syria. Read a summary on the EUAA Case Law Database. French court finds UNRWA’s protection ceases when a stateless Palestinian cannot access required medical care, applying CJEU case France - Council of State, French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides‚ OFPRA) v. Applicant, 449551 (11 July 2024) Following a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons v. SW, 5 October 2023; read the full judgment and a summary on the Statelessness Case Law Database), the French Council of State upheld the lower asylum court’s ruling (CNDA) which found that UNRWA’s protection or assistance must be considered to have ceased, as UNRWA was unable to provide access to health care and medication which the applicant’s life depended on and living conditions in line with its mission of assistance, exposing the applicant to a state of serious insecurity such as to force him to leave Lebanon. Read the full judgment and a summary on the EUAA Case Law Database. Dutch court finds that child born to Cuban parents not registered with consulate is considered stateless pending judge's authorisation Netherlands - Rechtbank Den Haag ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:12597 C/09/665531 / HA RK 24-226 (8 August 2024) The court ruled that a child born to Cuban parents but not registered with the Cuban consulate should be considered stateless. The role of the district judge is essential in this case, as they must give permission to the parents to conduct these legal proceedings on behalf of their child. The court indicated that it is waiting for this authorisation before issuing a final ruling, which means that the case is currently pending. Dutch court finds an applicant born in former Soviet Union stateless Netherlands, Rechtbank Den Haag ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:6968 C/09/654944 / HA RK 23398 (8 May 2024) The competent authority argued that an applicant born in the former Soviet Union who was recognised as stateless might still be an Uzbek national, relying on the assumption that she could theoretically still claim this nationality. However, under Uzbek law, a person who lives abroad for over five years without consular registration loses their nationality, which was the case of the applicant. The court therefore ruled that there was no evidence that she was considered as such or as a national of any other country. Dutch court finds an applicant born in UAE to Palestinian and Syrian parents stateless Netherlands, Rechtbank Den Haag ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:13673 C/09/665541 / HA RK 24-228 (27 August 2024)