TOT v. Netherlands and Another

Abstract

Aliens — Refugees — Asylum — First country of asylum — Determination of — Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, and Protocol, 1967 — Requirement to apply for refugee status in first country of asylum — Turkish national arriving in the Netherlands after residing in Italy — Whether applicant entitled to apply for refugee status in the Netherlands — Significance of views of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees — Whether return of applicant to Italy violating duty of non-refoulement — The law of the Netherlands