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Australia: Federal Court

The Federal Court of Australia, created by the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, began to exercise its jurisdiction on 1 February 1977. It assumed jurisdiction formerly exercised in part by the High Court of Australia and the whole of the jurisdiction of the Australian Industrial Court and of the Federal Court of Bankruptcy.  Website: www.fedcourt.gov.au/
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AZAAB v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

On appeal from the Federal Magistrate Court of Australia.

27 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Israel

SZMFJ v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (No 2)

16 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Israel

SBRF v. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

21 May 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Blood feuds - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Serbia

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v. WALU

30 May 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Forced labour - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Romania

VCAD v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs

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26 August 2005 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Visas | Countries: Australia - Serbia

VSAI v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

8 December 2004 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Pentecostal - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - SGBV - Sur place persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Eritrea

VCAD v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs

Country of Origin (former) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

4 August 2004 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Australia

Applicant VEAZ of 2002 v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs

2 October 2003 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Kurd - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Turkey

Applicant M v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs

Application for order of review of decision of Refugee Review Tribunal.

5 October 2001 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Civil war - Combatants / Former combatants - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Non-state agents of persecution - Pashtun - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

Israelian v. Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs

Application for judicial review.

1 May 1998 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Armenia - Australia

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