Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Social group persecution

See also: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2005] FCA 125 (11 April 2005). Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

3 February 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Death squads - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China

Application for judicial review.

11 December 2000 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Smuggling of persons - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Unlawful departure | Countries: Canada - China

Heard: August 25, 1999. Judgment: August 27, 1999. 12 paras.

27 August 1999 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Public health - Right to employment - Right to food - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China