| Title | HR-2017-569-A, (case no. 2016/1379) |
| Publisher | Norway: Supreme Court |
| Publication Date | 17 March 2017 |
| Country | Ethiopia | Norway |
| Topics | Persecution based on political opinion | Refugees sur place | Sur place persecution |
| Related Document(s) | Amicus curiae of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the interpretation and application of 'sur place' claims within the meaning of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees |
| Cite as | HR-2017-569-A, (case no. 2016/1379), Norway: Supreme Court, 17 March 2017, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,NOR_SC,5f7301204.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
| Comments | The case concerns the validity of a decision to reject an asylum application pursuant to the Immigration Act section 28 subsection 4. The provision applies to asylum seekers who need protection because of their acts in Norway, and implies that such applicants may not be recognised as refugees if the main purpose of their acts has been to obtain a residence permit. For the Supreme Court, the question is whether this exemption is consistent with the Refugee Convention of 28 July 1951 Article 1 A. |
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