Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Transgression of social / cultural norms

Application for leave to apply for judicial review.

23 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - EU Qualification Directive - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Ireland - Nigeria

14 January 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Christian - Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

12 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Austria: Asylum Court (Asylgerichtshof) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective protection - Honour killings - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Austria - Türkiye

16 September 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sunni - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Australia - Pakistan

21 February 2008 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Country of origin information (COI) - Mandate status - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Iraq - New Zealand

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

14 January 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rejected asylum-seekers - Transgression of social / cultural norms - Unlawful departure | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 November 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Persecution based on political opinion - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Nepal - New Zealand

25 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Non-state agents of persecution - Right to employment - Social group persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Australia - Colombia

17 October 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Evangelical - Passports - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sur place persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

25 September 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Christian - Credibility assessment - Forced marriage - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand