Case Law

1 July 2011 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Decision on admissibility - Deportation / Forcible return - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Non-refoulement - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Congo, Republic of the - Switzerland

9 June 2011 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Court (ICC) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Right to seek asylum - Witnesses | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

3 June 2011 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Sweden

2 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Court of Appeal for Ontario | Topic(s): Family law - Non-refoulement - Refugee / Asylum law - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Mexico

2 June 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Courts of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Mexico

On appeal from the order of Justice George Czutrin of the Superior Court of Justice, dated 21 September 2010.

18 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Canada: Court of Appeal for Ontario | Topic(s): Children's rights - Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Mexico

18 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Hong Kong: High Court | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement | Countries: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

15 February 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Refugees - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Turkey

15 February 2011 | Judicial Body: South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Non-refoulement | Countries: Somalia

This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision.

21 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Reception - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Afghanistan - Belgium - Greece