Access to Personal Data and the Right to Good Governance During Asylum Procedures After the CJEU's YS. and M. and S. Judgment (C-141/12 and C-372/12)

Brouwer, E.R., & Zuiderveen Borgesius, F. J. (2015). Access to Personal Data and the Right to Good Governance during Asylum Procedures after the CJEU’s YS. and M. and S. judgment (C-141/12 and C-372/12). European Journal of Migration and Law, 17(2-3), 259-272.

17 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2016 Last revised: 13 Jul 2016

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Evelien Brouwer

VU University Amsterdam

Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius

iHub, Radboud University, Nijmegen

Date Written: July 12, 2016

Abstract

In the YS. and M. and S. judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on three procedures in which Dutch judges asked for clarification on the right of asylum seekers to have access to the documents regarding the decision on asylum applications. The judgment is relevant for interpreting the concept of personal data and the scope of the right of access under the Data Protection Directive, and the right to good administration in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. At first glance, the judgment seems disappointing from the viewpoint of individual rights. Nevertheless, in our view the judgment provides sufficient grounds for effective access rights to the minutes in future asylum cases.

Keywords: Personal data, data protection, access to information, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, asylum procedure, effective remedies

JEL Classification: K12, K00, D10, D11, D20, D30, D40, D60, D70, L00, L11, L20, L51

Suggested Citation

Brouwer, Evelien and Zuiderveen Borgesius, Frederik, Access to Personal Data and the Right to Good Governance During Asylum Procedures After the CJEU's YS. and M. and S. Judgment (C-141/12 and C-372/12) (July 12, 2016). Brouwer, E.R., & Zuiderveen Borgesius, F. J. (2015). Access to Personal Data and the Right to Good Governance during Asylum Procedures after the CJEU’s YS. and M. and S. judgment (C-141/12 and C-372/12). European Journal of Migration and Law, 17(2-3), 259-272., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2793776

Evelien Brouwer

VU University Amsterdam ( email )

De Boelelaan 1105
Amsterdam, ND North Holland 1081 HV
Netherlands

Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius (Contact Author)

iHub, Radboud University, Nijmegen ( email )

Nijmegen
Netherlands

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