China

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

4 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Falun Gong - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Right to family life | Countries: China - Russian Federation

Application for judicial review.

27 October 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Safe third country - Tibetan | Countries: Canada

Application for judicial review.

27 October 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Safe third country - Tibetan | Countries: Canada

5 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

The hearing of the appeal was deferred pending the delivery of judgment in Ye v Minister of Immigration [2008] NZCA 291.

19 September 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Children's rights - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Deportation / Forcible return - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - One-child policy / Family planning - Rejected asylum-seekers - Suspensive effect | Countries: China - New Zealand

7 August 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Children's rights - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Deportation / Forcible return - One-child policy / Family planning | Countries: China - New Zealand

Heard at Field House on 21-23 January 2008. The decisions in WC (No Risk of Double Punishment) China v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] UKIAT 00253 and SC (Double Jeopardy - WC Considered) China v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2006] UKAIT 00007 are no longer factually accurate, and SC should no longer be treated as country guidance. The Court of Appeal (England and Wales) dismissed a subsequent appeal: [2009] EWCA Civ 81. Guidance subsequently confirmed by the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in YF (double jeopardy - JC confirmed) China CG [2011] UKUT 32 (IAC).

14 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Corruption - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: China - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for review of a final decision and order of removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

7 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America

On Petition for Review of an Order by the Board of Immigration Appeals.

29 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - One-child policy / Family planning - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: China - United States of America