Burden / standard of proof / Credibility assessment

The Council of State handed down four judgments on 15 November 2016 regarding the intensity of judicial review with regards to the credibility assessment done by the administration.

15 November 2016 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 2013 Recast Asylum Procedures Directive (EU) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Effective remedy | Countries: Netherlands

29 December 2015 | Publisher: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Bilateral Treaties/Agreements

8 July 2015 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - Gambia - Netherlands - Uganda

18 December 2013 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Refugees sur place - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Netherlands - Sierra Leone

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

18 August 2011 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Netherlands - Uganda

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

21 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Netherlands - Sierra Leone