Case Law

Case Law includes national and international jurisprudential decisions. Administrative bodies and tribunals are included.

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A.H c. Suisse 6 December 2018 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Legal Instrument: 1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment \| Countries: Ethiopia - Italy - Switzerland
A.N. v. Switzerland the State party has an obligation to refrain from forcibly returning the complainant to Italy and to continue complying with its obligation to provide the complainant, in full consideration with him, with rehabilitation through medical treatment. 3 August 2018 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Legal Instrument: 1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment \| Countries: Eritrea - Italy - Switzerland
Arrêt F-3045/2016 du 25 juillet 2018 The right to family reunion derived from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) does not expire when the child who could benefit from it reaches the age of majority during the procedure. This easing of the case law, which takes into account recent judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, also has procedural implications 25 July 2018 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life \| Countries: Cameroon - Switzerland
Urteil E-5022/2017 vom 10. Juli 2018 10 July 2018 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Topic(s): Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland
Urteil vom 30. Januar 2018 https://www.bvger.ch/bvger/de/home/rechtsprechung/entscheiddatenbank-bvger.html 30 January 2018 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention \| Topic(s): Agents of persecution - Security situation \| Countries: Afghanistan - Switzerland
S.F. and Others v. Bulgaria 7 December 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Police - Prison or detention conditions \| Countries: Bulgaria - Iraq - Switzerland
Judgment D-5800/2016, 13 October 2017 The question of whether a removal to Afghanistan – particularly to Kabul – is reasonable, is addressed by the FAC (Erw. 6, p. 8ff.). 13 October 2017 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Hazara - Security situation \| Countries: Afghanistan - Switzerland
Urteil D-2311/2016 vom 17. August 2017 17 August 2017 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Forced labour - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland
A. gegen Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) 26 July 2017 \| Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Right to family life \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland
M.O. v. Switzerland 20 June 2017 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Expulsion - Forced labour - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland

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