United States of America

12 February 2008 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Document type: Comments on Concluding Observations

Motion for stay pursuant to Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106, r. 398(1)(b) of Federal Court judgment (2007 FC 1262) invalidating Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries, Washington, 5 December 2002, [2004] Can. T.S. No. 2 (entered into force 29 December 2004) pending determination of appeal. The Federal Court’s decision can be accessed here.

31 January 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Non-refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries:

Motion for stay pursuant to Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106, r. 398(1)(b) of Federal Court judgment (2007 FC 1262) invalidating Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries, Washington, 5 December 2002, [2004] Can. T.S. No. 2 (entered into force 29 December 2004) pending determination of appeal. The Federal Court’s decision can be accessed here.

31 January 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Non-refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries:

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Non-refoulement - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Albania - United States of America

November 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

21 February 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

9 February 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

11 January 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and to vacate the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to terminate the court-ordered deferral of removal of the Petitioner. Motion for Release from Custody. The decision was subsequently appealed before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: Nos. 07-2926 & 08-1094.

10 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

9 January 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae