Application for judicial review.
31 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Standard of proof - War crimes | Countries: Algeria - Canada
Includes Separate Opinion of Judge Shahabuddeen, and Joint Dissenting Opinion of Judge Meron and Judge Kwon.
17 July 2008 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Conflict situation - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Standard of proof - War crimes | Countries:
Application for judicial review. The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal: [2008] EWCA Civ 1445.
20 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Standard of proof - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Application for permission to appeal from a decision by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No. HX/01016/2004).
22 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee camps - Standard of proof | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from the Federal Court of Canada: 2007 FC 229, [2008] 1 F.C.R. 87.
24 April 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Complementary forms of protection - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Standard of proof - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
On appeal from the Federal Court of Canada: 2007 CF 229, [2008] 1 R.C.F. 87.
Unofficial translation by UNHCR Prague.
26 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Czech Republic: Supreme Administrative Court | Topic(s): Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Non-refoulement - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Standard of proof | Countries: Czech Republic - Nigeria
On appeal from the Federal Court: 2007 FC 320.
12 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Domestic violence - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Standard of proof - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico
On appeal from the Federal Court: 2007 CF 320.
Heard at Manchester on 6 November 2007.
28 January 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Pentecostal - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Safe third country - Standard of proof | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland