Case Law

THE INSTITUTION OF ASYLUM AND ITS RECOGNITION AS A HUMAN RIGHT IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM OF PROTECTION (INTERPRETATION AND SCOPE OF ARTICLES 5, 22.7 AND 22.8 IN RELATION TO ARTICLE 1(1) OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS)

30 May 2018 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to seek asylum | Countries: Ecuador

Summary of the Judgment

25 November 2013 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Legal Instrument: 1969 American Convention on Human Rights | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Cessation clauses - Denial of refugee status - International protection - Non-refoulement - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - State protection - Voluntary repatriation | Countries: Bolivia

24 February 2012 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Legal Instrument: 1969 American Convention on Human Rights | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Prevention of discrimination | Countries: Chile