| Applicant name | EL AROUD AND SOUGHIR |
| Applicant type | immigrant |
| Number of applicants | 2 |
| Country | BELGIUM |
| Application no. | 25491/18 27629/18 |
| Date | 05/12/2024 |
| Judges | Ivana Jelić, présidente, Alena Poláčková, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Georgios A. Serghides, Erik Wennerström, Raffaele Sabato, Frédéric Krenc |
| Institution | Court |
| Type | Judgment |
| Outcome Art. 8 | No violation |
| Reason | Necessary (national security and preventing criminal offences) |
| Type of privacy | private life |
| Keywords | terrorist; expelled |
| Facts of the case | The applicants submit that the deprivation of their nationality constitutes an unjustified interference with their right to respect for their private life, as guaranteed by Article 8 of the Convention. The applicant considers that the impugned measure also interfered with her family life. The applicant further complains, under Article 6 § 1, that the decision was taken beyond a reasonable time, and under Article 7 of the Convention that the measure lacked a legal basis. As the Court is responsible for the legal characterisation of the facts, it considers that it is appropriate to examine the applicants’ complaints solely from the perspective of Article 8 of the Convention |
| Analysis | Fair balance struck |
| Other Article violation? | – |
| Damage awarded | – |
| Documents | Judgment |