Case Law

2 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Coup d'état - Derivative status - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Political parties | Countries: Australia - Fiji

Application for judicial review.

17 November 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Opposition - Witnesses | Countries: Canada - Ethiopia

Application for judicial review.

17 November 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Opposition - Witnesses | Countries: Canada - Ethiopia

3 October 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Australia - Zimbabwe

19 August 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Safe third country | Countries: Australia - Sudan

25 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Australia - Ethiopia

Application for judicial review.

24 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Zimbabwe

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No. AA/09621/2005).

24 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Dioula - Muslim - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

21 February 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Canada - Ethiopia

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.

24 January 2008 | Judicial Body: Czech Republic: Supreme Administrative Court | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Czech Republic