Case Law

9 September 2019 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Australia - Nigeria

3 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

27 November 2012 | Judicial Body: Italy: Court of Appeal (Corte d’Appello) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Gender discrimination - Gender-based persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Italy - Nigeria

Decision on admissibility.

17 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Rejected asylum-seekers - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

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

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

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.

11 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Spain: Tribunal Supremo | Countries: Nigeria - Spain

Application for judicial review.

27 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

Application for leave to apply for judicial review.

16 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Children's rights - Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Right to family life | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

23 April 2008 | Judicial Body: France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile | Countries: France - Nigeria