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interpretation of Articles 2(e) and 15(b) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004
24 April 2018 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Mental health - Torture | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6 December 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Mental health - Mentally disadvantaged persons - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Safe third country | Countries: Sri Lanka
15 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka
Application for judicial review.
11 November 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Persons with disabilities | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka
17 March 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Mental health - Muslim - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka
On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
16 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Mental health - Right to family life | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AS/56874/2003 & AS/57476/2003).
29 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Public health - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (HR/01258/2004).
6 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Persecution based on political opinion - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Right to family life | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Admissibility decision.
2 September 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Sri Lanka - Sweden