Submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the case of H.T. v. Germany
June 2025
The present contribution, submitted under Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee, draws on observations of recent and current practice at German land borders in conjunction with case law and information collected from replies to parliamentary questions, public reports and media.
We note that compliance with the requirements set by Article 3 of the Convention in the areas forming the subject matter of the H.T. judgment is inextricably linked to the implementation of standards and procedures set by European Union (EU) law, as detailed in this submission.
July 2025, 10 S.