Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) 8 September 2011, C-144/11 (Criminal proceedings against Asad Abdallah.)

Subject of the case Operative part Subject of the case Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Giudice di pace di Mestre – Direct applicability of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ 2008 L 348, p.