Case Law

30 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers | Topic(s): Effective protection - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Persecution based on political opinion - State protection | Countries: Belgium - Guinea

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.

24 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Austria: Supreme Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Social group persecution | Countries: Austria - Somalia

On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

4 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Jehovah's Witness - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: United States of America

Application for judicial review.

4 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Domestic violence - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Non-state agents of persecution - Right to family life - Social group persecution | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

25 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Dioula - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America

21 January 2010 | Judicial Body: Ireland: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Non-refoulement - Rejected asylum-seekers - Yoruba | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

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

24 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

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

24 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Topic(s): Derivative status - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Indonesia - United States of America

Petition to Review an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

20 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Topic(s): Derivative status - Effective protection - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

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.

6 July 2009 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Countries: France - Guinea