Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)

The legislation introduced with the d.l. n. 113 of 2018, converted into l. n. 132 of 2018, in the part in which it modified the pre-existing regulation of the residence permit for humanitarian reasons dictated by art. 5, paragraph 6, of the legislative decree n. 286 of 1998 and other consequential provisions, replacing it with the provision of special cases of residence permits, does not apply in relation to applications for recognition of a residence permit for humanitarian reasons proposed before entry into force (October 5, 2018) of the new law, which will therefore be scrutinized on the basis of the legislation existing at the time of their presentation.

1 March 2019 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) - Immigration law - Right to seek asylum

2 September 2018 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Religious discrimination | Countries: Italy - Pakistan

7 July 2015 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Expulsion - Immigration Detention - Statelessness | Countries: Italy

24 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Border crossers - Expulsion - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - Immigration Detention - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Rejection at border - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

4 November 2014 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures | Countries: Italy

20 September 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Denial of refugee status - Exclusion clauses - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of assembly and association - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) - Non-refoulement - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Italy - Turkey

16 September 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Italy

4 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Denial of refugee status - Generalized violence | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Italy

20 September 2012 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Italy - Senegal