Case Law

24 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Border crossers - Expulsion - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - Immigration Detention - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Rejection at border - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

21 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective remedy - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: Afghanistan - Eritrea - Greece - Italy - Sudan

Application made by summons for an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants or any officer, servant or agent of the defendants from detaining the plaintiff and/or for an order that the plaintiff be released from detention.

19 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea - Right to liberty and security - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

11 November 2010 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Appeal / Right to appeal - Asylum-seekers - Immigration Detention - Reception - Refugees - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Australia - Sri Lanka

8 September 2010 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Countries: Italy

13 March 1997 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Flight by land, air or sea - Involuntary repatriation - Refoulement - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: United States of America

16 October 1996 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Flight by land, air or sea - HIV and AIDS - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea - Right to life - Smuggling of persons | Countries: Cuba