Case Law

Case Law includes national and international jurisprudential decisions. Administrative bodies and tribunals are included.

Afghanistan 2
Algeria 2
Argentina 1
Australia 5
Azerbaijan 1
Bangladesh 1
Belgium 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8
Cambodia 2
Canada 4
Chad 2
China 1
Croatia 3
Eritrea 1
France 4
Germany 1
Greece 1
Italy 1
Jordan 1
Kyrgyzstan 2
Malaysia 1
Mauritania 1
Netherlands 3
Pakistan 1
Palestine, State of 1
Russian Federation 2
Rwanda 1
Senegal 2
Serbia 10
South Africa 1
Sri Lanka 5
Sudan 2
Sweden 2
Switzerland 1
Tunisia 1
Türkiye 2
Uganda 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4
United States of America 1
Uzbekistan 1
Zimbabwe 1

Selected filters: Torture

Filter:

Showing 1-10 of 57 results

Y (représenté par un conseil, Rêzan Zehrê) v. Suisse 28 January 2022 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) \| Legal Instrument: 1984 Convention against Torture (CAT) \| Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Eritreans - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Torture \| Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland
KV (Sri Lanka) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) 6 March 2019 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Torture \| Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MP v Secretary of State for the Home Department (C‑353/16) (reference for preliminary ruling) interpretation of Articles 2(e) and 15(b) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 24 April 2018 \| Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union \| Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Mental health - Torture \| Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
AFFAIRE M.A. c. FRANCE (Requête no 9373/15) - the expulsion of the applicant, whose conviction for terrorist offences had been known to the Algerian authorities, had exposed him to a real and serious risk of treatment contrary to Article 3. - French authorities deliberately created a situation whereby the applicant would have great difficulty in submitting a request for an interim measure to the Court, and had lowered the level of protection under Article 3 of the Convention. - acutely aware of the extent of the danger posed to the community by terrorism and that it was legitimate for Contracting States to take a very firm stand against those who contributed to terrorist acts. 1 February 2018 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Terrorism - Torture \| Countries: Algeria - France
Flüchtlingsanerkennung für palästinensische Personen aus Syrien und wegen Wehrdienstentziehung 28 June 2017 \| Judicial Body: Germany: Verwaltungsgericht \| Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Torture \| Countries: Germany - Palestine, State of
Conclusions de l'avocat Général M. Paolo Mengozzi: X c État belge 7 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union \| Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Torture - Visas \| Countries: Belgium
Munyakazi v. Lynch 11 July 2016 \| Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit \| Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Genocide - Torture \| Countries: Rwanda - United States of America
Tadzhibayev v. Russia 1 December 2015 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Topic(s): Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Torture - Uzbek \| Countries: Kyrgyzstan - Russian Federation
AATA Case No. 1505935 15 October 2015 \| Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal \| Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Chinese - Complementary forms of protection - Corruption - Credibility assessment - Gang related violence - Police - Torture \| Countries: Australia - Malaysia
Judgment of the 27 March 2015 27 March 2015 \| Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers \| Topic(s): Expulsion - Non-refoulement - Statelessness - Torture \| Countries: Azerbaijan - Belgium

Search Refworld

by keyword

and / or country

Advanced Search | Search Tips