Case Law

26 September 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Administrative law - Appeal / Right to appeal - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Rwanda - South Africa

4 September 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - South Africa

28 August 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Immigration Detention - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: South Africa

26 August 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Burden of proof - Eritreans - Ethiopians - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Tigreans | Countries: Eritrea - Ethiopia - South Africa

11 December 2013 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): 1969 OAU Convention - Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Burundi - South Africa

8 November 2013 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - South Africa

19 September 2013 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Economic, social and cultural rights - Right to employment | Countries: South Africa

The Minister of Home Affairs and others v Scalabrino Centre Cape Town

19 March 2013 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Appeal / Right to appeal - Asylum-seekers - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Migrants - Reception - Registration | Countries: South Africa

14 December 2012 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Witchcraft | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - South Africa

23 October 2012 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Airports - Border controls - Deportation / Forcible return - Refoulement | Countries: South Africa