Case Law

24 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Decision on admissibility | Countries: Somalia

23 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Freedom of religion - Persecution based on political opinion - Sharia law | Countries: Canada - Somalia

6 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Legal representation / Legal aid - Reception - Refugee / Asylum law - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Somalia

27 December 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Somalia

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.

29 November 2011 | Judicial Body: Malta: Civil Court, First Hall (Constitutional Jurisdiction) (Qorti Civili, Prim' Awla (Gurisdizzjoni Kostituzzjonali)) | Countries: Libya - Malta - Somalia

Heard at Field House on 13 to 21 June and 15 July 2011.

25 November 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - EU Qualification Directive - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

English translation provided by the UNHCR Regional Office for the Baltic and Nordic Countries.

23 September 2011 | Judicial Body: Norway: Borgarting Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Norway - Somalia

102nd session of the Human Rights Committee (11 to 29 July 2011)

1 September 2011 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of movement - Freedom of religion - Right to life | Countries: Canada - Somalia

Heard at North Shields on 5 May 2011.

21 July 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

28 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Smuggling of persons - Trafficking in persons - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Somalia