Case Law

Includes: Separate Opinion of Judge Shahabuddeen and Judge Güney; and Dissenting Opinion of Judge Pocar.

20 May 2005 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Genocide - Independence of judiciary - Tutsis - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

9 July 2004 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - Independence of judiciary - Tutsis - War crimes - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

Original: anglais. Traduction officielle.

9 July 2004 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - Independence of judiciary - Tutsis - War crimes - Witnesses | Countries: Rwanda

6 November 2003 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Country of origin information (COI) - Independence of judiciary - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Zrig v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2002] 1 F.C. 559; [2001] F.C.J. No. 1433; 2001 FCT 1043, dated 24 September 2001.

7 April 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Independence of judiciary - Serious non-political crime - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Tunisia

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Zrig v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2002] 1 F.C. 559; [2001] F.C.J. No. 1433; 2001 FCT 1043, dated 24 September 2001.

7 April 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Independence of judiciary - Serious non-political crime - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Tunisia

5 November 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Independence of judiciary - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

31 January 2001 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Civil and political rights - Equality before the law - Independence of judiciary - Right to justice - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Peru

6 October 1993 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective remedy - Habeas corpus - Independence of judiciary - Single procedure | Countries: Guatemala