Case Law

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.

16 February 2007 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - France

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. No. A97 101 783. Argued November 1, 2006 Decided January 4, 2007.

4 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America

Séance du 4 juin 2004; Lecture du 25 juin 2004; N° 403498.

25 June 2004 | Judicial Body: France: Commission des Recours des Réfugiés (CRR) | Topic(s): Convention refugee | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - France

23 June 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Involuntary repatriation - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6 November 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

14 July 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

27 September 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This determination was superseded by GG (Political Oppositionists) Ivory Coast v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2007] UKAIT 00086, on 23 October 2007.

29 July 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This determination was superseded by GG (Political Oppositionists) Ivory Coast v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2007] UKAIT 00086, on 23 October 2007.

29 July 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Cessation clauses - Country of origin information (COI) - Coup d'état - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland