Case Law

16 December 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - Standard of proof | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

10 December 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Standard of proof | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

9 December 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Standard of proof | Countries: Belgium - Senegal

Petition for review granted on grounds that both the Immigration Judge and the BIA applied the wrong legal standard ("The immigration judge made a clear legal error by concluding that the 'facts do not compel a finding that [the applicant] suffered past persecution'”.), and case remanded for further proceedings.

20 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Countries: Moldova, Republic of - United States of America

1 May 2013 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

28 March 2013 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Topic(s): Administrative law - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - Standard of proof | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - Netherlands

27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Supreme Court | 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

24 March 2010 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Standard of proof | Countries: Italy - Tunisia

9 March 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Standard of proof | Countries: Australia - India