Case Law

6 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Canada - United States of America

6 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Canada - Nicaragua

13 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Complementary forms of protection - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Argentina - Canada

On appeal from the Federal Court of Canada: 2007 FC 229, [2008] 1 F.C.R. 87.

24 April 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Complementary forms of protection - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Standard of proof - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

On appeal from the Federal Court of Canada: 2007 CF 229, [2008] 1 R.C.F. 87.

24 April 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Complementary forms of protection - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Non-refoulement - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Standard of proof - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

1 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Canada - Hungary

1 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Canada - Hungary

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

For the Federal Court's reasons see: Thanabalasingham v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 FC 172; [2006] 2 F.C.R. D-24, dated 3 February 2005.

12 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Convention refugee - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka