http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/d480d633a4f0e6a2 https://verfassungsblog.de/alace-ruling-cjeu/ Disapplication Unbound - The Alace Ruling on Safe Countries of Origin Savino, Mario eng 2025-09-04 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Direct Effect EU Law Europäischer Gerichtshof | Luxemburg (Stadt) Migration Populism asylum liberal Democracy Europäischer Gerichtshof | Luxemburg (Stadt) Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Legal scholars welcomed the Apace ruling by the CJEU as a “total victory” for liberals supporting human rights and the independence of the judiciary. But the ruling has two central faut lines: it fails to acknowledge that Article 37 APD is not unconditional: its direct effect is, at best, dubious. Second, in Member States like Italy, where the judiciary makes extensive use of disapplication in asylum matters, the laissez-faire approach of the CJEU paves the way for legal uncertainty and exposes judges to populist attacks.