Case Law

Heard at: Field House on 19 June and 23 July 2008.

27 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Harmful traditional practices - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Field House on 24 October 2008.

30 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Right to family life - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Lithuania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

24 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Safe third country - Single procedure - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Cameroon - Cyprus

2 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - False documents - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Supreme Court of Victoria.

28 August 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Contemporary forms of slavery - Prostitution / Commercial sex work | Countries: Australia - Thailand

30 May 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Prostitution / Commercial sex work - SGBV - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - 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.

22 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Mental health - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Women-at-risk | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review. 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.

9 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

19 September 2005 | Judicial Body: Germany: Verwaltungsgericht | Topic(s): Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - SGBV - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Germany - Ukraine

30 June 2003 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Gender discrimination - Gender-based persecution - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - State protection - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Australia - Uzbekistan