Administration of justice / Jurisdiction

Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

28 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - HIV and AIDS - Jurisdiction - Public health - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

On appeal from the Divisional Court: [2008] EWHC 3098 (Admin). Leave to appeal to the House of Lords was refused. An admissibility application was subsequently made before the European Court of Human Rights; see Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom.

21 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Human rights law - Jurisdiction - Regional instruments - Right to life - War crimes | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

See also Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) of 31 March 2004.

19 January 2009 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Voir aussi Avena et autres ressortissants mexicains (Mexique c. Etats-Unis d'Amérique) du 31 mars 2004.

19 January 2009 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

12 January 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Human rights activists - Jurisdiction - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - New Zealand

12 January 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Buddhist - Jurisdiction - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: China - New Zealand

Petitions, pursuant to the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), for review of the determination by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT).

9 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Jurisdiction - Pre-trial detention | Countries: United States of America

22 December 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Jurisdiction - Massaleit - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Sudan

Applications for judicial review. The Divisional Court judgment was, subsequently, appealed before the Court of Appeal: [2009] EWCA Civ 7.

19 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - Jurisdiction - Prosecution vs persecution - Regional instruments - Right to justice - Right to life | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8 December 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Ceasefire - Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Internal armed conflict - Jurisdiction - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka