Burden / standard of proof / Burden of proof

Heard at North Shields on 6 May 2011.

20 July 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - National security / Public order - Non-refoulement - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Zimbabwe

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Petition granted and case remanded for additional proceedings.

4 March 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Jehovah's Witness - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Armenia - United States of America

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.

27 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Italy: Italian Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) | Countries: Italy - Türkiye

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.

10 June 2010 | Judicial Body: Bulgaria: Supreme Administrative Court | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) | Countries: Bulgaria - Iraq

Summary Order. Petition for Review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision.

30 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Resettlement | Countries: United States of America

The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Supreme Court: [2010] UKSC 49.

23 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Illegal entry - Non-refoulement - Security situation | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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.

19 February 2010 | Judicial Body: Spain: Tribunal Supremo | Countries: Colombia - Spain

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.

24 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Countries: Belarus - Ireland

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.

17 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Italy: Courts of First Instance | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Italy

Demande de contrôle judiciaire.

15 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Police - Standard of proof | Countries: Canada - Haiti