Case Law

17 December 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Jurisdiction - Legal representation / Legal aid | Countries: Canada

21 October 2006 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Jurisdiction - Security situation | Countries: Colombia

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

14 July 2006 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Palestine, State of - United States of America

Heard in the High Court of Namibia.

25 October 2005 | Judicial Body: Namibia: High Court | Topic(s): Abduction - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - Extradition - Jurisdiction - Political asylum | Countries: Botswana - Namibia

31 May 2004 | Judicial Body: Special Court for Sierra Leone | Topic(s): Child soldiers - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law - Jurisdiction - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - War crimes | Countries: Sierra Leone

See also the Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) (Mexico v. United States of America) of 19 January 2009.

31 March 2004 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Voir aussi la Demande en interprétation de l'arrêt du 31 mars 2004 en l'affaire Avena et autres ressortissants mexicains (Mexique c. Etats-Unis d'Amérique) (Mexique c. Etats-Unis d'Amérique) du 19 janvier 2009.

31 March 2004 | Judicial Body: International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Jurisdiction - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Mexico - United States of America

Appeals against certification by the Secretary of State for the Home Department as suspected international terrorists. The determination deals with the generic legal and factual material in those appeals. The Commission's conclusions on each of the individual Appellants are available at: Ajouaou v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/10/2002); C v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/7/2002); D v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/6/2002); A v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/1/2002) .

29 October 2003 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Immigration Detention - Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Standard of proof - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland