Case Law

16 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Regional instruments - Right to family life | Countries: Nigeria - Switzerland

3 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

31 January 2013 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Effective remedy - Expedited procedures - Regional instruments - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

27 November 2012 | Judicial Body: Italy: Court of Appeal (Corte d’Appello) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Gender discrimination - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

31 October 2012 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Right to family life | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

16 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Ireland: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Regional instruments - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

29 June 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Corruption | Countries: Australia - Nigeria

Application for judicial review of decision which denied Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. Application granted on basis that treatment of evidence was unreasonable.

15 June 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Canada - Nigeria

5 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Christian - Ibo - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Nigeria

28 February 2012 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria