On appeal from the Federal Court Ates v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2004 FC 1316.
5 October 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Grounds for persecution - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Canada - Türkiye
Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.
11 April 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China
For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Zrig v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2002] 1 F.C. 559; [2001] F.C.J. No. 1433; 2001 FCT 1043, dated 24 September 2001.
7 April 2003 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Independence of judiciary - Serious non-political crime - Terrorism | Countries: Canada - Tunisia