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29 June 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on nationality - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
The decision was subsequently judicially reviewed by the High Court: X & Y v. Refugee Status Appeals Authority, CIV-2006-404-4213 (17 December 2007); and the High Courts decision was appealed before the Court of Appeal: X v Refugee Status Appeals Authority [2009] NZCA 488 (20 October 2009).
19 April 2006 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand
5 April 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - War crimes | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka
Application for judicial review.
30 June 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Tamil - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
Inédit au recueil Lebon.
28 February 2001 | Judicial Body: France: Conseil d'Etat | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil - War crimes | Countries: France - Sri Lanka
This amends the reasons for judgment and order in Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982.
17 September 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
This amends the reasons for judgment and order in Pushpanathan c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), [1998] 1 R.C.S. 982.
On appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal. The reasons for judgment and order were amended by Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222.
4 June 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka