Case Law

2 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Court of Appeal for Ontario | Topic(s): Family law - Non-refoulement - Refugee / Asylum law - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Mexico

On appeal from the Court of Appeal for Quebec.

25 November 2010 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Extradition - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugees - Roma | Countries: Canada - Hungary

Audience du 13 septembre 2010, Lecture du 4 octobre 2010. La décision du directeur général de l’OFPRA en date du 8 avril 2008 est annulée; Le bénéfice de la protection subsidiaire est accordé à M; Le surplus des conclusions de la requête est rejeté; et la présente décision sera notifiée à M. et au directeur général de l’OFPRA.

4 October 2010 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Topic(s): Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Afghanistan - France

29 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Refugee / Asylum law - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Russian Federation

Heard at Field House on 13 July 2010.

19 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Family reunification - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugees - Right to family life | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Summary Order. Petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision.

1 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Corruption - Immigration law - Persecution based on political opinion - Political situation - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Albania - United States of America

Ninety-eighth session of the Human Rights Committee (8–26 March 2010)

11 May 2010 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee / Asylum law - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Algeria - Canada

Séance du 15 avril 2010, lecture du 29 avril 2010. La décision du directeur général de l’OFPRA en date du 16 juillet 2009 est annulée; Le bénéfice de la protection subsidiaire est accordé à M; Le surplus des conclusions est rejeté; et la présente décision sera notifiée à M. et au directeur général de l’OFPRA.

29 April 2010 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Topic(s): Refugee / Asylum law - Right to seek asylum - Safe country of origin | Countries: Afghanistan - France

Heard at Field House on 21 and 22 April 2010

22 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Domestic violence - Gender discrimination - Gender-based persecution - Honour killings - Non-state agents of persecution - Police - Prison or detention conditions - Refugee / Asylum law - Return conditions - SGBV - Social group persecution | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the South Guateng High Court, Johannesburg.

12 March 2010 | Judicial Body: South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Immigration law - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Ethiopia - South Africa