Case Law

23 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Freedom of religion - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Jew - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection - Sunni | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

15 March 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Communal conflict / Social conflict - Freedom of religion - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

5 March 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of religion - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Lebanon - New Zealand

7 April 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

28 September 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Refugees - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

18 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Alawi - Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Security situation | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No. AA/11316/2006).

10 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 September 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Security situation | Countries: Australia - Lebanon

Please note that the following apology has been published alongside SD (expert evidence) Lebanon [2008] UKAIT 00078: "During the period 24 September 2008 to 10 October 2008 we carried a case report which was cited as SD (expert evidence) Lebanon [2008] UKAIT 00070 in which criticisms were made of Dr Alan George. Due to an administrative error the report which was published was a draft rather than the AIT's final determination (which differed from the draft in material respects). The error has now been corrected and the final determination has been substituted for the draft. We sincerely apologise to Dr George for our error."

24 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Honour killings - Illegitimate children - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

20 July 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Palestinian - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland