Case Law

16 November 2006 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Burden of proof - False documents - Passports - Proof of nationality | Countries: New Zealand

The House of Lords allowed a subsequent appeal: R v. Asfaw [2008] UKHL 31.

21 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Criminal justice - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

17 March 2006 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Passports - Proof of nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Australia - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

On appeal from the Crown Court at Isleworth (T20050167).

23 February 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Criminal justice - False documents - Illegal entry - Passports | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

23 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Prison or detention conditions - Unlawful departure | Countries: Myanmar - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

11 November 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Burden of proof - Illegal entry - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3 June 2005 | Judicial Body: Colombia: Consejo de Estado | Topic(s): Children's rights - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - International Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers (ICRMW) - Migrant rights - Passports - Right to a nationality - Right to registration at birth - Visas | Countries: Colombia

20 January 2005 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Passports - Registration - Residence permits / Residency - Rights of non-citizens - Statelessness | Countries: Georgia - Russian Federation

25 November 2004 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Immigration Detention - Immigration law - Passports - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Nigeria - South Africa

11 May 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - False documents - Passports | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland