Case Law

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales: [2010] EWCA Civ 696.

25 May 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Complementary forms of protection - Credibility assessment - EU Qualification Directive - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 16 May 2011.

16 May 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia - Social group persecution - Sunni | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4 May 2011 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Assyrians - Christian - Mental health - Multiple nationality - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Safe third country | Countries: New Zealand

18 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Yazīdī | Countries: Iraq - Switzerland

Translator's Note: The Federal Administrative Court, or Bundesverwaltungsgericht, is the Federal Republic of Germany's supreme administrative court. This unofficial translation is provided for the reader's convenience and has not been officially authorised by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Page numbers in citations of international texts have been retained from the original and may not match the pagination in the parallel English versions.

24 February 2011 | Judicial Body: Germany: Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Changes of circumstances in home country - Complementary forms of protection - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Germany - Iraq

Application for judicial review.

28 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Complementary forms of protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

English translation provided by the UNHCR Regional Office for the Baltic and Nordic Countries.

30 December 2010 | Judicial Body: Finland: Supreme Administrative Court | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - EU Qualification Directive | Countries: Finland - Iraq

Application for judicial review.

5 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Fresh / New claim - Internal armed conflict - Kurd | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 8-10 June 2010.

20 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Internal armed conflict - Security situation | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the High Court of Justice.

8 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland