27 August 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime - Standard of proof - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka
X appeals against the High Courts refusal to grant judicial review (X & Y v. Refugee Status Appeals Authority, CIV-2006-404-4213) of the RSAA's decision in relation to him (Refugee Appeal Nos. 74796 & 74797, 74796 & 74797). The Attorney-General cross-appeals against the High Court's grant of judicial review to Y and its remittal of her case back to the RSAA for a reconsideration of her refugee status.
20 October 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Serious non-political crime - Tamil | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka
On appeal from the Federal Court: 2008 FC 238.
17 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
On appeal from the Federal Court: 2008 CF 238.
Application for judicial review. The judgment was further appealed before the Federal Court of Appeal: 2008 FCA 404.
21 February 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
Application for judicial review. The judgment was further appealed before the Federal Court of Appeal: 2008 CAF 404.
Application for judicial review of a decision of the RSAA: Refugee Appeal Nos. 74796 & 74797, 74796 & 74797 (19 April 2006). The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal: X v Refugee Status Appeals Authority [2009] NZCA 488 (20 October 2009).
17 December 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: High Court | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Serious non-political crime - Standard of proof | Countries: New Zealand - Sri Lanka
This amends the reasons for judgment and order in Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982.
17 September 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka
This amends the reasons for judgment and order in Pushpanathan c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), [1998] 1 R.C.S. 982.
On appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal. The reasons for judgment and order were amended by Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222.
4 June 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka