Case Law

30 September 2013 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

27 September 2013 | Judicial Body: South Africa: Constitutional Court | Topic(s): Confidentiality - Freedom of expression - Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Czech Republic - South Africa

20 September 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Denial of refugee status - Exclusion clauses - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of assembly and association - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) - Non-refoulement - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Italy - Turkey

16 September 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Italy

For related decisions see Tashuma Noga Desta et al. v. The Knesset et al. & Eitan – Israeli Immigration Policy Center et al. v. The Israeli Government et al. These decisions deal with Amendments 3, 4 and 5 to the Law for the Prevention of Infiltration taken by the Supreme Court in its capacity as the High Court of Justice.

16 September 2013 | Judicial Body: Israel: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Asylum-seekers - Border controls - Effective remedy - Freedom of movement - Non-refoulement - Refugees - Rejection at border - Right to seek asylum - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Israel

For related decisions see Tashuma Noga Desta et al. v. The Knesset et al. & Eitan – Israeli Immigration Policy Center et al. v. The Israeli Government et al. These decisions deal with Amendments 3, 4 and 5 to the Law for the Prevention of Infiltration taken by the Supreme Court in its capacity as the High Court of Justice.

16 September 2013 | Judicial Body: Israel: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Asylum-seekers - Border controls - Effective remedy - Freedom of movement - Non-refoulement - Refugees - Rejection at border - Right to seek asylum - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Israel

10 September 2013 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Countries: Netherlands

7 September 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

12 June 2013 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Countries: Jamaica - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

30 May 2013 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Asylum policy - EU Qualification Directive - Effective remedy - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Bulgaria