Case Law

Under section 101(a)(3) of the REAL ID Act of 2005, Div. B of Pub. L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 302, 303, in mixed motive asylum cases, an applicant must prove that race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion was or will be at least one central reason for the claimed persecution.

25 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on nationality - Social group persecution | Countries: Rwanda - United States of America

22 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Hutus - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - State protection | Countries: Rwanda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Original en anglais. Traduction officielle. Contient l’opinion commune partiellement dissidente des Juges Shahabuddeen et Schomburg ; et l’opinion partiellement dissidente du Juge Schomburg sur l’interprétation du droit d’être informé.

21 May 2007 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - Tutsis - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

Includes: Joint Partially Dissenting Opinion of Judge Shahabudeenn and Juge Schomburg; and Partially Dissenting Opinion of Judge Schomburg on the Interpretation of the Right to be Informed.

21 May 2007 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - Tutsis - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

Done in English, Arusha, 23 February 2007.

23 February 2007 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - International courts and tribunals - Tutsis | Countries: Rwanda

15 February 2007 | Judicial Body: France: Commission des Recours des Réfugiés (CRR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Genocide | Countries: France - Rwanda

Includes: Separate Opinion of Judge Schomburg; and Partilly Dissenting Opinion of Judge Güney.

16 January 2007 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Genocide - Tutsis - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

Original en anglais. Traduction officielle. Contient l’opinion individuelle du Juge Shahabuddeen et l’opinion partiellement dissidente du Juge Güney.

16 January 2007 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Genocide - Tutsis - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

Original en français.

13 December 2006 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - International courts and tribunals - Tutsis | Countries: Rwanda

13 December 2006 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - International courts and tribunals - Tutsis | Countries: Rwanda