Case Law

27 January 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Jurisdiction - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: New Zealand - Nigeria

18 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15 December 2009 | Judicial Body: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Jurisdiction - Torture - War crimes | Countries: Chad - Senegal

14 December 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Jurisdiction - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Bangladesh - New Zealand

Ninety-seventh session of the Human Rights Committee (12-30 November 2009).

26 November 2009 | Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) | Topic(s): Equality before the law - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Jurisdiction

25 September 2009 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Court (ICC) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Jurisdiction - War crimes | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

On appeal from the Federal Court of Australia: [2008] FCA 1372.

23 September 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: High Court | Topic(s): Ahmadis - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Jurisdiction - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Australia - Bangladesh

27 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Human rights law - Immunity - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Jurisdiction - Right to self-determination - War crimes | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 July 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Grounds for persecution - Jurisdiction - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Security situation | Countries: Israel - New Zealand