Case Law

Demande de contrôle judiciaire.

26 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

26 March 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Canada - United States of America

Application for judicial review.

14 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Egypt

Application for judicial review.

14 December 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Egypt

Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

11 April 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China

The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal in: Xie v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.A.), 2004 FCA 250; [2005] 1 F.C.R. 304, on 30 June 2004.

4 September 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal in: Xie c. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration ) (C.A.F.), 2004 CAF 250; [2005] 1 R.C.F. 304, on 30 June 2004.

4 September 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

See also: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2004] FC 179 (3 February 2004), and: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2005] FCA 125 (11 April 2005). Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

6 May 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China

On appeal from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.

15 February 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Canada

On appeal from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.

15 February 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Death penalty - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Canada