Case Law

Original en anglais. Traduction officielle. Contient l’opinion individuelle du Juge Shahabuddeen et l’opinion partiellement dissidente du Juge Güney.

16 January 2007 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Genocide - Tutsis - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

Judgment on allegations of contempt relating to Prosecutor v. Blaskic (Case No. IT-95-14).

30 August 2006 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) | Topic(s): Witnesses | Countries: Croatia

On Petition for Review of an Order of Removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (BIA No. A71-346-048). Argued: Monday, May 15, 2006.

20 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-refoulement - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Witnesses | Countries: Ukraine - United States of America

Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Agency No. A96 260 043).

18 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - Witnesses | Countries: Argentina - United States of America

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

3 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Kosovar - Persecution based on political opinion - Proof of nationality - Witnesses | Countries: Serbia - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

20 March 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Witnesses | Countries: Canada - Iran, Islamic Republic of

Application for judicial review.

20 March 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Witnesses | Countries: Canada - Iran, Islamic Republic of

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 December 2005 | Judicial Body: Poland: High Administrative Court | Countries: Poland - Viet Nam

19 July 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Witnesses | Countries: Canada - India