Case Law

On appeal from the Federal Court: 2007 CF 1262.

27 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Burden of proof - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Safe third country - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Canada - Colombia

On appeal from the Federal Court: 2007 FC 1262.

27 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Burden of proof - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Safe third country - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Canada - Colombia

On appeal from the Federal Court: 2007 FC 320.

12 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Domestic violence - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Standard of proof - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico

On appeal from the Federal Court: 2007 CF 320.

12 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Domestic violence - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Standard of proof - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico

10 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Public health - Right to life - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - Mexico

10 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Public health - Right to life - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - Mexico

Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

11 April 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China

8 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Burden of proof - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Syrian Arab Republic

8 February 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Burden of proof - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Syrian Arab Republic