Case Law

23 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion - Refoulement - Safe third country - Suspensive effect | Countries: Czech Republic - Guinea

12 June 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Expulsion - Non-state agents of persecution - Pre-entry procedures - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refoulement - Residence permits / Residency - Roma - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia

The decision of the Ostrava Regional Court of 4 December 2000, the decision High Court in Olomouc of 28 February 2001 and the decision of the Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic of 15 October 2002 are being cancelled because of contradiction with Article 3 of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civic and Political Rights and Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms. Decisions of the Constitutional Court can not be appealed.

15 April 2003 | Judicial Body: Czech Republic: Constitutional Court | Topic(s): Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Refoulement | Countries: Czech Republic - Moldova, Republic of