Case Law

5 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Jurisdiction - Prosecution vs persecution - Unlawful departure | Countries: Australia - Korea, Republic of

Application for judicial review.

25 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Jurisdiction | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: OA/30175/2007).

18 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Family reunification - Jurisdiction - Refugees - Visas | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): MT (Algeria), RB (Algeria), U (Algeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 808; and Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290.

18 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention refugee - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

17 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Independence of judiciary - Jurisdiction - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Australia - Malaysia

16 February 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Christian - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Jurisdiction - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - State protection - Sur place persecution | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

12 February 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Jurisdiction - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: New Zealand

Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

28 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - HIV and AIDS - Jurisdiction - Public health - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

On appeal from the Divisional Court: [2008] EWHC 3098 (Admin). Leave to appeal to the House of Lords was refused. An admissibility application was subsequently made before the European Court of Human Rights; see Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom.

21 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Human rights law - Jurisdiction - Regional instruments - Right to life - War crimes | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

See also Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) of 31 March 2004.

19 January 2009 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Mexico - United States of America