Burden / standard of proof / Credibility assessment

Application for interim order under s 8(2) Judicature Amendment Act 1972 against removal pending determination of the judicial review proceedings.

19 March 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Christian - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

Application for judicial review of a decision of the RSAA: Refugee Appeal Nos. 74796 & 74797, 74796 & 74797 (19 April 2006). The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal: X v Refugee Status Appeals Authority [2009] NZCA 488 (20 October 2009).

17 December 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime - Standard of proof | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka