Case Law

Translator's Note: The Federal Administrative Court, or Bundesverwaltungsgericht, is the Federal Republic of Germany's supreme administrative court. This unofficial translation is provided for the reader's convenience and has not been officially authorised by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Page numbers in citations of international texts have been retained from the original and may not match the pagination in the parallel English versions.

31 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Germany: Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Refugees - Right to seek asylum - War crimes | Countries: Germany - Rwanda

14 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Germany: Verwaltungsgericht | Countries: Germany - Nigeria

Translator's Note: The Federal Administrative Court, or Bundesverwaltungsgericht, is the Federal Republic of Germany's supreme administrative court. This unofficial translation is provided for the reader's convenience and has not been officially authorised by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Page numbers in citations of international texts have been retained from the original and may not match the pagination in the parallel English versions.

24 February 2011 | Judicial Body: Germany: Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Complementary forms of protection - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Germany - Iraq

27 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Freedom of expression | Countries: Germany - Turkey

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

6 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Germany: Verwaltungsgericht | Countries: Germany - Guinea

5 January 2011 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Countries: Germany

21 September 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Older persons - Residence permits / Residency - SGBV - Safe third country - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Afghanistan

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

21 May 2010 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Housing, land and property rights (HLP) | Countries: Germany