Case Law

20 April 2016 | Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - International protection - Non-refoulement - Regional instruments | Countries: Afghanistan - Finland - Hungary - Serbia

14 December 2015 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement | Countries: Guinea - Netherlands

22 September 2015 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Expulsion - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Safe third country | Countries: Hungary - Serbia - Somalia

For related decisions see Adam and others v. The Knesset and others (7146/12); Doe and others v. Ministry of Interior and others (1192/13); Tahangas and others v. Ministry of Interior (1247/13) & Eitan – Israeli Immigration Policy Center et al. v. The Israeli Government et al. These decisions deal with Amendments 3, 4 and 5 to the Law for the Prevention of Infiltration taken by the Supreme Court in its capacity as the High Court of Justice.

10 August 2015 | Judicial Body: Israel: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Freedom of movement - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement | Countries: Israel

9 July 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - War crimes | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Unofficial English translation below. Official Spanish decision attached.

24 June 2015 | Judicial Body: Ecuador: Corte Constitucional | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Expulsion - Illegal entry - Non-refoulement - Passports - Refoulement - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugees - Visas

28 January 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Non-refoulement - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee seamen | Countries: Australia

11 December 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of religion - Non-refoulement - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Russian Federation - Uzbekistan

21 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective remedy - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: Afghanistan - Eritrea - Greece - Italy - Sudan