On Thursday 14 September, the European Court of Justice concluded the validity of the rules in the directive on the reception of asylum seekers (2013/33/EU). In Case-18/16, it ruled that an asylum seeker can be placed in retention in order to allow the authorities of the member state in question to verify their identity, nationality and whether they effectively fulfil the conditions for claiming international protection, whilst preventing any possible absconding.
To this end, the Court...