Legal Information

19 April 2023 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Withdrawal of nationality | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4 February 2021 | Judicial Body: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Cameroon - Spain

The question at the heart of this appeal concerns the breadth of the definition of the word “child” in the context of family reunification as provided for in the Act of 2015.

9 June 2020 | Judicial Body: Ireland: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Family reunification | Countries: Cameroon - Ireland

29 June 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

The right to family reunion derived from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) does not expire when the child who could benefit from it reaches the age of majority during the procedure. This easing of the case law, which takes into account recent judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, also has procedural implications

25 July 2018 | Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - Switzerland

31 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

2 March 2017 | Publisher: Regional Treaties, Agreements, Declarations and Related | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

15 January 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

20 October 2015 | Judicial Body: Canada: Courts of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Habeas corpus - Immigration Detention | Countries: Cameroon - Canada - India - Italy