Case Law

The primary issue to be determined by the Tribunal is whether the appellant is excluded from the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (“Refugee Convention”) by the operation of Article 1D which applies, in certain circumstances, to persons being protected or assisted by United Nations (“UN”) organs and agencies other than the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (“UNHCR”). If so, the appellant will not be entitled to recognition as a refugee under section 129 of the Immigration Act 2009 (“the Act”).

28 May 2019 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Palestinian | Countries: Lebanon - New Zealand - Palestine, State of

28 June 2017 | Judicial Body: Germany: Verwaltungsgericht | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Torture | Countries: Germany - Palestine, State of

23 December 2015 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Palestinian | Countries: New Zealand - Palestine, State of

7 August 2015 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Palestinian | Countries: Belgium

30 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Palestinian

30 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Palestinian | Countries: Belgium

2 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Palestinian - Prison or detention conditions - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Greece - Lebanon

6 November 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - False documents - Palestinian - Prison or detention conditions | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8 July 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Palestinian - Right to family life - Statelessness | Countries: Denmark - Syrian Arab Republic