Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Exclusion clauses

6 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Extrajudicial executions - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law | Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina - United States of America

Translator's Note: The Federal Administrative Court, or Bundesverwaltungsgericht, is the Federal Republic of Germany's supreme administrative court. This unofficial translation is provided for the reader's convenience and has not been officially authorised by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Page numbers in citations of international texts have been retained from the original and may not match the pagination in the parallel English versions.

31 March 2011 | Judicial Body: Germany: Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Refugees - Right to seek asylum - War crimes | Countries: Germany - Rwanda

Unofficial UNHCR translation.

22 February 2011 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Security forces | Countries: Afghanistan - Netherlands

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

10 December 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Exclusion clauses - Terrorism | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Audience du 29 octobre 2010, Lecture du 19 novembre 2010. La décision du directeur général de l’OFPRA en date du 30 juillet 2009 est annulée; Le bénéfice de la protection subsidiaire est accordé à M; Le surplus des conclusions de la requête est rejeté; La présente décision sera notifiée à M. et au directeur général de l’OFPRA.

19 November 2010 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Right to seek asylum - Safe country of origin | Countries: Afghanistan - France

5 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Freedom of expression - National security / Public order - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Audience du 19 juillet 2010, lecture du 1er septembre 2010. La décision du directeur général de l’OFPRA en date du 15 septembre 2009 est annulée; Le bénéfice de la protection subsidiaire est accordé à M; et le surplus des conclusions est rejeté, La présente décision sera notifiée à M. et au directeur général de l’OFPRA.

1 September 2010 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Exclusion clauses - Safe country of origin | Countries: Afghanistan - France

27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime - Standard of proof - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

Heard at Field House on 11 May 2010.

16 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Zimbabwe