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Canada: Federal Court of Appeal

Since July 2003, the Federal Court of Appeal is the successor of the appeal division of the Federal Court of Canada. It has a dual judicial review and appellate jurisdiction, i.e. jurisdiction to hear and determine judicial review applications from the federal boards, commissions and tribunals; and jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from any final judgment, judgment on a question of law determined before trial, or interlocutory judgment of the Federal Court or the Tax Court of Canada. Website: www.fca-caf.gc.ca/
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Lai Cheong Sing, Tsang Ming Na, Lai Chun Chun, Lai Chun Wai and Lai Ming Ming v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

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 | Document type: Case Law | 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

Fernandopulle v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

8 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Fernandopulle c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration)

8 March 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Rahaman v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (C.A.)

1 March 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Bangladesh - Canada

Attakora c. Canada (ministre de l'Emploi et de l'Immigration)

19 May 1989 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Canada - Ghana

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