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The Refworld legal collection has been designed primarily as a tool for disseminating and promoting (international) law relating to refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and other persons of concern to UNHCR.

UNHCR staff, refugee lawyers, all those involved with refugee-status determination within Governments, and others concerned with the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, can find a wealth of relevant documents in the collection. Included in the collection is a unique jurisprudence collection, covering more than 40 national jurisdictions, and a vast amount of international judgments and decisions from the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights and other international and regional courts. A comprehensive collection of international instruments relating to refugees and human rights, with the most recent lists of States Parties to key conventions, is also available. The legislation collection, contains national and international legislation relevant in assessing asylum claims and is the largest collection of its kind. Finally, Refworld contains many special agreements, such as memoranda of understanding, host-country agreements and voluntary repatriation agreements.

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Beschluss der 10. Kammer vom 25. August 2021 (VG 10 L 285/21 V)

protection claim based on previous cooperation with organization

25 August 2021 | Judicial Body: Germany: Verwaltungsgericht | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Afghanistan - Germany

Decision 202102077/1/V2

4 August 2021 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Netherlands - Nigeria

Brief of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner in the case of Daniel Girmai Negusie V. Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General

4 August 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

UNHCR Ukraine Legislative Updates August 2021

August 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 38

The issues in the appeal are (1) whether the Court of Appeal erred in law in assessing the lawfulness of the policy guidance by reference to whether it (a) created a real risk of more than a minimal number of children being detained, and/or (b) created a risk which could be avoided if the terms of the policy were better formulated; and (2) whether the Court of Appeal erred in concluding that criterion C, as construed in the context of the relevant policy as a whole, is unlawful.

30 July 2021 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Decisions 202005934/1 and 202006295/1

28 July 2021 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Livelihoods - Return conditions | Countries: Greece - Netherlands - Syrian Arab Republic

Decision 202006295/1/V3 and decision 202005934/1/V3

28 July 2021 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Livelihoods - Return conditions | Countries: Greece - Netherlands - Syrian Arab Republic

UNHCR legal observations on the amendments to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Status of Aliens (No XIV-506)

28 July 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

RÄTTSLIGT STÄLLNINGSTAGANDE: Prövningen av skyddsbehov och verkställighetshinder för personer som är hemmahörande i Afghanistan

23 July 2021 | Publisher: Sweden: Swedish Migration Agency | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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Risque pour la vie et risque de torture ou de mauvais traitements en cas d’expulsion vers le pays d’origine

22 July 2021 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland

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