Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) is Canada's largest independent administrative tribunal, responsible for making well-reasoned decisions on immigration and refugee matters efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law. It consists of three divisions: the Refugee Protection Division; the Immigration Division; and the Immigration Appeal Division. The Refugee Protection Division decides claims for refugee protection made by people already in Canada. Website: www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/

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Decision TA0-15870 (Revoked Jurisprudential Guide (2011), In Private) Dates of hearing (in private): 12 November 2002 and 27 March 2003. "Jurisprudential Guides" are decisions which articulate policy through the application of the law set out in a decision of the Board to the specific facts of another individual case before a decision-maker. The application of a Jurisprudential Guide is not mandatory. However, decision-makers are expected to apply Jurisprudential Guides in cases with similar facts or provide reasoned justifications for not doing so. 31 March 2003 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Effective protection - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - State protection \| Countries: Canada - Costa Rica
Decision TA2-14980 (Revoked Jurisprudential Guide (2011), In Private) Date of hearing (in private): 11 March 2003. "Jurisprudential Guides" are decisions which articulate policy through the application of the law set out in a decision of the Board to the specific facts of another individual case before a decision-maker. The application of a Jurisprudential Guide is not mandatory. However, decision-makers are expected to apply Jurisprudential Guides in cases with similar facts or provide reasoned justifications for not doing so. 20 March 2003 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Effective protection - Social group persecution - State protection \| Countries: Canada - Costa Rica
Decision MA1-10302 (Persuasive Decision, In Private) Date of hearing (in private): 5 August 2002. "Persuasive Decisions" are decisions that have been identified as being of persuasive value in developing the jurisprudence of the Board. They are decisions that decision-makers are encouraged to rely upon in the interests of consistency and collegiality. 27 August 2002 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution \| Countries: Canada - Costa Rica

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