Case Law

19 August 2014 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Topic(s): Asylum-migration nexus - Asylum-seekers - Children's rights - Immigration Detention - International protection - Migrant rights - Migrants - Non-refoulement - Prison or detention conditions - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness

8 July 2014 | Judicial Body: Armenia: Administrative Court of Appeals | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - National security / Public order - Non-refoulement - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - UNHCR mandate | Countries: Armenia - Syrian Arab Republic

3 July 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Safe third country | Countries: Afghanistan - Austria - Hungary - Serbia

20 June 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.

18 June 2014 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Administrative law - Arrival - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Countries: Australia - Iran, Islamic Republic of

8 May 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - International protection - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Single procedure | Countries: Ireland - Pakistan

4 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Internal armed conflict - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Countries: Belgium - Syrian Arab Republic

13 January 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - False documents - Jurisdiction - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Countries: Canada - Nigeria

12 December 2013 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Topic(s): Generalized violence - International protection - Mandate status - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - UNHCR mandate | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - France

Summary of the Judgment

25 November 2013 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Legal Instrument: 1969 American Convention on Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Cessation clauses - Denial of refugee status - International protection - Non-refoulement - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - State protection - Voluntary repatriation | Countries: Bolivia