Canada: Federal Court
The Federal Court is Canada's national trial court which hears and decides legal disputes arising in the federal domain, including claims against the Government of Canada, civil suits in federally-regulated areas and challenges to the decisions of federal tribunals. Until 2003, the Federal Court of Canada consisted of two divisions: an Appeal and a Trial Division. On 2 July 2003, these divisions became two separate courts: the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. Website: www.fca-caf.gc.ca/index_e.shtml
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Lai Cheong Sing, Tsang Ming Na, Lai Chun Chun, Lai Chun Wai, Lai Ming Ming v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
See also: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2005] FCA 125 (11 April 2005). Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005. 3 February 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Death squads - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China |
