National law / Refugee / Asylum law

Leading case concerning family reunification and safe third country: The appellant was recognized as refugee in Italy on 16 November 2009 He went to Switzerland for family reunification. The fact that a person has already been granted protection as a refugee and asylum in another Dublin State constitutes a "special circumstance" within the meaning of Art. 51 para. 1 of the Swiss Asylum Law which precludes the granting of family asylum.

25 September 2019 | Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Refugee / Asylum law - Safe third country | Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland

9 February 2017 | Judicial Body: Kenya: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Group / Prima facie determination - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee camps - Refugees | Countries: Burundi - Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Kenya - Rwanda - Somalia - South Sudan - Uganda

14 April 2015 | Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Family reunification - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Eritrea - Switzerland

1 April 2014 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Country Reports

2 June 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

August 2010 | Publisher: Consonant (formerly Asylum Aid) | Document type: Country Reports

27 July 2010 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

30 April 2010 | Publisher: European Union: European Agency for Fundamental Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports