Case Law

Motion for a stay of the enforceable removal order against the applicants.

20 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution - Public health - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Motion for an order staying the applicant's removal from Canada pending the determination of her humanitarian and compassionate application, or pending the consideration of her application for judicial review of a removal officer's decision not to defer her removal.

9 November 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Complementary forms of protection - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers - Visas | Countries: Canada - Philippines

Motion for an order staying the applicant's removal from Canada pending the determination of her humanitarian and compassionate application, or pending the consideration of her application for judicial review of a removal officer's decision not to defer her removal.

9 November 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Complementary forms of protection - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers - Visas | Countries: Canada - Philippines

The decision was subsequently overturned by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ragupathy v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.A.), 2006 FCA 151; [2007] 1 F.C.R. 490, on 26 April 2006.

13 June 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

27 May 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Cambodia - Canada

27 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Cambodia - Canada

10 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

10 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

See interim reasons for decision on judicial review: Sogi c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration) (C.F.), 2004 CF 853; [2005] 3 R.C.F. 517 dated 11 June 2004.

18 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - India

See interim reasons for decision on judicial review: Sogi v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.), 2004 FC 853; [2005] 3 F.C.R. 517 dated 11 June 2004.

18 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - India