Case Law

The Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the Ley No. 968 de 2005, se aprueba el "Estatuto Migratorio Permanente, entre Colombia y Ecuador".

29 March 2006 | Judicial Body: Colombia: Corte Constitucional | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Emigrants - Immigrants - Immigration law - Migrants - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Colombia - Ecuador

5 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Convention refugee - Family reunification | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada

5 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Convention refugee - Family reunification | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada

24 November 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Right to family life - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Albania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Administrative Court.

16 June 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Changes of circumstances in home country - Effective remedy - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Kurd | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Social Security Commission. This judgment was further appealed before the House of Lords (Appellate Committee): [2007] UKHL 54.

21 May 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Asylum-seekers - Smuggling of persons | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This judgment was subsequently appealed before the House of Lords: [2007] UKHL 57.

13 November 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Changes of circumstances in home country - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective protection - Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4 April 2001 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Asylum policy - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Cuba - United States of America