New Zealand

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

27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime - Standard of proof - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

11 May 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: New Zealand - Somalia

X appeals against the High Court’s refusal to grant judicial review (X & Y v. Refugee Status Appeals Authority, CIV-2006-404-4213) of the RSAA's decision in relation to him (Refugee Appeal Nos. 74796 & 74797, 74796 & 74797). The Attorney-General cross-appeals against the High Court's grant of judicial review to Y and its remittal of her case back to the RSAA for a reconsideration of her refugee status.

20 October 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Serious non-political crime - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka

1 August 2003 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Crimes against humanity - Death penalty - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Political parties - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Terrorism | Countries: Algeria - New Zealand