Case Law

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

13 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

22 November 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: New Zealand - Sudan

On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division): [2007] EWCA Civ 297. 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.

14 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): IDP camps - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Rejected asylum-seekers - Returnees | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

23 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Sudan

10 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Proof of nationality | Countries: Sudan - Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

27 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to family life - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Hearing dates: 20-21 March 2007. This judgment was subsequently reversed by the House of Lords on 14 November 2007: [2007] UKHL 49.

4 April 2007 | 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) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugee camps | Countries: Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 February 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: New Zealand - Sudan

Argued November 20, 2006; Decided February 13, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 04cv02264).

13 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Topic(s): Terrorism | Countries: United States of America