Administrative Detention

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Created by Xenia Erasmus ⟶ Updated 25 Jul 2018 ⟶ List of edits

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Events

Constitution Circular n. NOR MESN9930618C: Responsibility for providing health services.Fire in CRA Vincennes Circular n. NOR IMIM1000105C: Harmonising the practices in the administrative detention centres.4 undocumented workers building an administrative detention centre.Decree n. 2015-1166: Time-limit set in law for the determining authority to make a decision.

Periods

Illegal detention of undocumented migrants.

Grouping

Legal Framework

Events

Decree n. 2001-236: Legal framework for administrative detention.Decree n. 2005-617: Abolishes Decree n. 2001-236.CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.Legislative Ruling NOR INTD0600425A concerning Decree n. 2005-617: Provides a new legal framework for the organization and functioning of administrative detention.COM (2014) 199: EU Return Policy Law n. 2015-925: Foreign national who applies for asylum from detention.Decree n. 2016-1457 (Application of the Law n. 2016-274)Law n. 2016-274: Decision of placement in administrative detention.

Grouping

Detention in Mayotte

Events

Decree n. 2001-635: Detention in Mayotte Decree n. 2014-527: Abolished Decree n. 2001-635.Legislative Ruling NOR DOMA0300056A for Decree n. 2001-635: Detention in Mayotte.Legislative Ruling NOR: INTV1603838A: Abolished NOR DOMA0300056A for Decree n. 2001-635

Duration of detention.

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Law n. 93-14-17: Maximum time limit of detention to 10 days.Law n. 98-349: Maximum time limit of detention to 12 days.Law n. 2003-1119: Maximum time limit of detention to 32 days / Applicants are informed, in a language they understand.Law n. 81-973: Legalised administrative detention and established the maximum time limit of detention to 7 days.Directive 2008/115/EC: Maximum time limit of detention to 18 months.Law n. 2011-672: Maximum time limit of detention to 45 days.

Grouping

Length of detention.

Location of detention centres

Events

Ministerial Ruling n. NOR IOCD0757509A: Administrative detention centres and holding areas.Ministerial Ruling n. NOR IOCD0768720A: Administrative detention centres and holding areas.CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.Ministerial Ruling NOR IMIK1020079A for R. 553-1 of CESEDA: Administrative detention centres and holding areas.Ministerial Ruling NOR IOCL1100789A for R. 553-1 of CESEDA: Administrative detention centres and holding areas.

Controller-General for Places of Deprivation of Liberty

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Decree n. 2008-246: Controller-General for Places of Deprivation of Liberty CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.

NGOs in detention centres

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La Cimade: humanitarian and social assistance for detainees.Information Report n. 1776: Outsourcing information and legal aid to NGOs.La Cimade, Rapport Retention 2010: four more NGOs in administrative detention centres.Press Release (La Cimade): Call for tender.Decision NOR INTV1305938S: Decision on the list of associations entitled to send representatives to access administrative detention facilities.Decree n. 2014-676 (Modifying R553-14-6): Access of associations to administrative detention facilities.La Cimade, Rapport Retention 2007: "Catastrophic" state of administrative detention Centers.La Cimade, Rapport Retention 2006: Living conditions at CRAs ranged from generally acceptable to "disastrous and unworthy of France".

Families

Events

Court of Cassation, Civil Chamber (n. 08-14141): Families.Popov v France: Administrative detention of foreign national children.Circular n. NOR INTK1207283C (Modifying L561-2): Alternatives to administrative detention of families.

Grouping

Minors

Events

Prescription n. 2000-273: Minors aged under 18 may not be part of an expulsion or deportation.Prescription n. 2014-464: Abolished Prescription n. 2000-273.Circular n. NOR JUSF1314192C: Assessment and evaluation of the situation of minors.Circular n. NOR JUSF1602101C (Concerning L311-1): Relating to State resources mobilisation for minors temporarily or definitely deprived from their family protection.European Court of Human Rights condemned the country for the practice of detaining foreign children

Electronic Monitoring

Events

Law n. 2011-672: Electronic Monitoring.Decree n. 2016-1457 (Application of the Law n. 2016-274): Abolished Electronic Monitoring.CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.

House arrest

Events

Law n. 2011-672: The compulsory residence order, alternative to detention.CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.Law n. 2016-274: Strengthens conditions of surveillance and control for foreign nationals under house arrest.Popov v France: Administrative detention of foreign national children.Circular n. NOR INTK1207283C (Modifying L561-2): Alternatives to administrative detention of families.Instruction NOR INTV1618837J: “Risk of absconding” allowing for the placement of a person in administrative detention.

Asylum application and assistance

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Communiqué: Judgment held that legal aid must be provided for detainees.Council of State Decision n. 375430 (Concerning L551-3): Lodge an asylum application after the 5-day deadline.CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.Law n. 2015-925: Foreign national who applies for asylum from detention.Law n. 2016-274: Decision of placement in administrative detention.Decree n. 2016-1457 (Application of the Law n. 2016-274): Seizing JLD.Decree n. 2015-1166: Implementation of interviews via video conferencing (R723-9).

Valid Time for Decision of Placement

Events

Law n. 2016-274: Asylum claim will be inadmissible if it is submitted 5 days after their rights have been notified.CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.

Access for Journalists

Events

CESEDA: Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right of Asylum.Law n. 2016-274: Implementation of Access for Journalists.Decree n. 2016-1457 (Application of the Law n. 2016-274): Access for Journalists.

Scandal leading to Law

Events

Scandal of illegal detention.Law n. 80-9: Legalised administrative detention and established the maximum time limit of detention to 7 days.