Case Law

Heard at Procession House on 16 and 17 October, 24 November 2008; and 7 and 8 May, 9 June, 18 August 2009.

7 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Customary law - Domestic violence - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Forced marriage - Gender discrimination - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

25 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Dioula - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution of family members - Social group persecution | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United States of America

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

22 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - National security / Public order - Right to family life | Countries:

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

14 December 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Exceptional leave to remain (ELR) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Public health - Right to family life | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

43rd session.

10 December 2009 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - Switzerland

4 May 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Combatants / Former combatants - Credibility assessment - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Australia - Côte d'Ivoire

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: HR/00253/2004).

3 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No AA/02545/2007).

7 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal against a decision by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/02545/2007).

30 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Dioula - Muslim - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No. AA/09621/2005).

24 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Dioula - Muslim - Opposition - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Côte d'Ivoire - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland