Case Law: humanitarian protection in Spain

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The Supreme Court reaffirmed its interpretational doctrine considering that a temporary authorisation to reside based on humanitarian grounds is a third level of protection within the international protection framework governed by Spanish Asylum Law and highlighted that a situation of vulnerability demands the ex officio consideration of such protection. 

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  • General Council of the Judiciary | Consejo General del Poder Judicial (28 January, 2025), [Supreme Court [Tribunal Supremo], Applicants v Administracion del Estado (representada por la Abogacia del Estado), No 361/2025, ECLI:ES:TS:2025:361, 28 January 2025. Link redirects to the English summary in the EUAA Case Law Database.],