China

The Tribunal is not satisfied that there are serious reasons for considering that the appellant “has committed a serious non-political crime outside [New Zealand] prior to his admission to [New Zealand] as a refugee” because any crime he committed was of a political kind. [125] Accordingly, the appellant is not excluded from the protection of the Refugee Convention under Article 1F(b) of that Convention.

18 November 2019 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime - Trafficking in persons | Countries: China - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of - Korea, Republic of - New Zealand

16 January 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Canada - China - Singapore

Application for judicial review.

10 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses | Countries: Canada - China

Application for judicial review.

23 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Criminal justice - EU Qualification Directive - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: China - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

5 April 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

Application for judicial review.

5 April 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

Petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge denying the petitioner's application for asylum and withholding of removal.

5 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

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

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Xie c. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration ) (C.F.), 2003 CF 1023; [2004] 2 R.C.F. 372, dated 4 September 2003.

30 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Xie v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.), 2003 FC 1023; [2004] 2 F.C.R. 372, dated 4 September 2003.

30 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China