Case Law

The appeal raises two points of principle: first, the standard of proof applicable to the determination of whether a person qualifies for the status of a stateless person as defined in the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons ("the 1954 Convention”); and secondly, the relevance of a finding that a person is stateless to an assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 390A of the Immigration Rules.

12 October 2018 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Proof of nationality - Standard of proof - Statelessness | Countries: Guinea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

16 June 2016 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: France - Guinea

19 January 2016 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Effective remedy - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Gender-based persecution - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

15 December 2015 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement | Countries: Guinea - Netherlands

14 December 2015 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Refoulement | Countries: Guinea - Netherlands

19 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Benefit of the doubt - Children-at-risk - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

20 November 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Safe third country | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

6 November 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

23 October 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

18 June 2014 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Family reunification - Forced marriage | Countries: Belgium - Guinea