Burden / standard of proof / Standard of proof

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

26 November 2003 | Judicial Body: Austria: Supreme Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - International protection - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Standard of proof | Countries: Afghanistan - Austria

Appeals against certification by the Secretary of State for the Home Department as suspected international terrorists. The determination deals with the generic legal and factual material in those appeals. The Commission's conclusions on each of the individual Appellants are available at: Ajouaou v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/10/2002); C v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/7/2002); D v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/6/2002); A v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/1/2002) .

29 October 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Immigration Detention - Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Standard of proof - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 October 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Effective protection - Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion - Standard of proof | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 September 2003 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

8 August 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Standard of proof | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

21 July 2003; 31 July 2003.

31 July 2003 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Benefit of the doubt - Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Standard of proof | Countries: China - New Zealand

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

25 March 2003 | Judicial Body: Austria: Supreme Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Standard of proof | Countries: Austria - Senegal

Date of Hearing: 8 October 2002; Date Determination notified: 11 November 2002.

11 November 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Proof of nationality - Standard of proof | Countries: Kenya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3 October 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

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5 April 2002 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Standard of proof - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Viet Nam