Case Law

Application for judicial review challenging the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries, also known as the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). The judgment was further appealed before the Federal Court of Appeal: 2008 FCA 229.

29 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Equality before the law - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Safe third country - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Canada - Colombia

Application for judicial review challenging the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries, also known as the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). The judgment was further appealed before the Federal Court of Appeal: 2008 CAF 229.

29 November 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Equality before the law - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Safe third country - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Canada - Colombia

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

25 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - State protection | Countries: Colombia - United States of America

25 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Right to employment - Social group persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Australia - Colombia

30 August 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Australia - Colombia

Sentencia de 4 de julio de 2007.

4 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Indigenous persons - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

4 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Indigenous persons - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

25 May 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Independence of judiciary - Legal representation / Legal aid - Right to justice | Countries: Canada - Egypt

25 May 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Independence of judiciary - Legal representation / Legal aid - Right to justice | Countries: Canada - Egypt

22 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Colombia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland