Case C‑217/23 [Laghman] (i)
Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl
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(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof)
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 March 2025
( Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Common asylum policy – Directive 2011/95/EU – Conditions that must be fulfilled by third-country nationals in order to be eligible for refugee status – Article 2(d) – Reasons for persecution – Article 10(1)(d) – Concept of ‘membership of a particular social group’ – Condition relating to the perception of the group as being different by the surrounding society in the country of origin – Qualification for subsidiary protection – Article 2(f) – Concept of ‘serious harm’ – Article 15(a) and (b) – Persons who are part of the same family and are targeted by a blood feud because of their family relationship )
1.        Border controls, asylum and immigration – Asylum policy – Refugee status or subsidiary protection status – Directive 2011/95 – Conditions for granting refugee status – Risk of persecution – Reasons for persecution – Assessment – Concept of membership of a particular social group – Persons who are part of a family involved in a property dispute and are targeted by a blood feud because of their family relationship – Not included
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/95, Art. 10(1)(d))
(see paragraphs 27-32, 35-39, 46, operative part)
2.        Border controls, asylum and immigration – Asylum policy – Refugee status or subsidiary protection status – Directive 2011/95 – Conditions of eligibility for subsidiary protection – Serious harm – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Directives 2011/95, recitals 34 and 39, Arts 2(f), 4, 15 and 18, and 2013/32, Art. 10(2))
(see paragraphs 40-45)
See the text of the decision.
i The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.