Burden / standard of proof / Credibility assessment

23 September 2021 | Judicial Body: South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Somalia - South Africa

24 July 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Somalia - Sweden

15 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment | 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.

29 November 2011 | Judicial Body: Malta: Civil Court, First Hall (Constitutional Jurisdiction) (Qorti Civili, Prim' Awla (Gurisdizzjoni Kostituzzjonali)) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Libya - Malta - Somalia

Heard at North Shields on 5 May 2011.

21 July 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment | 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.

14 April 2011 | Judicial Body: Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Netherlands - Somalia

On appeal from: 2010 EWCA Civ 426.

24 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Fresh / New claim - Issaq - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

16 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

10 September 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Bajuni - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for leave to appeal.

3 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Bajuni - Credibility assessment - Gender-based persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Somalia