Administration of justice / Jurisdiction

2 June 2009 | Publisher: International Federation for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Application for judicial review.

23 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Criminal justice - Effective remedy - Jurisdiction - Juvenile justice system - Right to justice - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - United States of America

20 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration law - Jurisdiction - Refugee / Asylum law - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: Cuba - United States of America

Petitions for habeas corpus.

2 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Habeas corpus - Jurisdiction - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: United Arab Emirates - United States of America

Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

28 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - HIV and AIDS - Jurisdiction - Public health - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Kenya - United States of America

See also Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) of 31 March 2004.

19 January 2009 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Voir aussi Avena et autres ressortissants mexicains (Mexique c. Etats-Unis d'Amérique) du 31 mars 2004.

19 January 2009 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Petitions, pursuant to the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), for review of the determination by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT).

9 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Jurisdiction - Pre-trial detention | Countries: United States of America

Precedential. Petition for review of a decision of the Department of Homeland Security (A75-795-693) and appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: D.C. Civil No. 07-cv-00992 (10 January 2007).

5 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

On Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Non-refoulement - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Albania - United States of America