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- Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2014· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF TARAKHEL v. SWITZERLAND (no. 29217/12)
Whether Switzerland has complied with its obligation under Article 46 to provide information on measures taken to prevent new violations and to pay the sums awarded.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Australia (National)· 2014· High Court of AustraliaadverseHigh precedent
Plaintiff S156/2013 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] HCA 22
Validity of the designation of Papua New Guinea as a regional processing country and the removal of asylum seekers there under the Migration Act.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementimmigration detentionoffshore processing+1 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2014· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF HUSAYN (ABU ZUBAYDAH) v. POLAND (no. 7511/13)
Whether Poland's actions violated the applicant's rights, including the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty and security
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Council of Europe (ECtHR)· 2014· European Court of Human Rightsfavorable
CASE OF AL NASHIRI v. POLAND (no. 28761/11)
Whether Poland’s actions regarding the applicant’s arrest, detention, rendition and exposure to the death penalty violated his rights under the Convention, particularly the prohibition of torture, the right to liberty, the right to a fair trial, the right to private and family life, the right to an effective remedy and the right to life.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementarticle 3 - Hong Kong· 2013· Hong Kong Court of Final AppealfavorableHigh precedent
C v Director of Immigration [2013] HKCFA 21; (2013) 16 HKCFAR 280 (FACV 18-20/2011)
Whether the duty to assess risk before removal extends beyond torture to a well-founded fear of persecution, when UNHCR (not the government) conducts refugee status determination in Hong Kong.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementtorture (CAT) - Hong Kong· 2012· Hong Kong Court of Final AppealfavorableHigh precedent
Ubamaka Edward Wilson v Secretary for Security (2012) 15 HKCFAR 743; [2012] HKCFA 87
Whether the protection against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (article 3 of the Bill of Rights Ordinance, reflecting ICCPR article 7) is absolute, and whether the Director must assess that risk before removal.
refugeeasylumnon-refoulementtorture (CAT) - European Court of Human Rights· 2012· ECtHR (Grand Chamber)favorableHigh precedent
Hirsi Jamaa and Others v Italy (GC), App No 27765/09
High-seas pushbacks; extraterritorial jurisdiction; collective expulsion
asylumcollective-expulsionextraterritorial-jurisdictionpushbacksrefugee - UK· 2011
UK - Court of Appeal, 22 March 2011, DS (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 305
EDAL summary. The Court of Appeal concluded that the Tribunal must make a best interest of the child determination in considering an asylum appeal made by an unaccompanied minor. Further, that although the Secretar...
refugeeasylum - Australia (National)· 2011· High Court of AustraliafavorableHigh precedent
Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration ('Malaysia Solution')
Offshore transfer to non-signatory 'safe country'; statutory preconditions
asylumoffshore-processingrefugeestatutory-authoritythird-country-transfers - Czech Republic· 2011
Czech Republic - Supreme Administrative Court, 23 March 2011, J.S.A. v. Ministry of Interior, 6 Azs 40/2010-70
EDAL summary. The case concerned an appeal against a decision of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) to refuse a claim for subsidiary protection status on the grounds that the applicant was excluded as a result of his a...
refugeeasylum - Hungary· 2011
Hungary - Metropolitan Court, 22 April 2011, 17.K30.864/2010/18
EDAL summary. The applicant could not substantiate the individual elements of his claim with respect to his well-founded fear of a blood feud; however, he was able to satisfy the criteria for subsidiary protection....
refugeeasylum - Ireland· 2011
Ireland - High Court, 12 October 2011, A. v Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence [2011] IEHC 381
EDAL summary. This was a decision on an injunction application in the course of judicial review proceedings challenging a subsidiary protection decision and deportation order on the basis of a failure by the Minist...
refugeeasylum - Ireland· 2011
Ireland - High Court, 18 May 2011, M.M.v Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform 2011 No. 8 J.R.
EDAL summary. This Judicial Review concerned the way in which the Minister for Justice should assess applications for subsidiary protection and, in particular, whether the duty to ‘co-operate’ with the applicant r...
refugeeasylum - Ireland· 2011
Ireland - High Court, 9 February 2011, H. I. D. (a minor) & Anor v Refugee Applications Commissioner & Ors [2011] IEHC 33
EDAL summary. The cases concerned two important issues: whether the processing of the refugee applications had been unlawfully accelerated or prioritised on the basis that the applicants were Nigerian, and whether...
refugeeasylum - UK· 2011
UK - Upper Tribunal, 14 March 2011, EM and others (Returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 98 (IAC)
EDAL summary. Applying the guidance on assessing internal protection found in Januzi and AH (Sudan) (see separate summaries), an applicant’s “home area” must be established as a matter of fact. The applicant’s soci...
refugeeasylum - United Kingdom / EU context· 2011· CJEU (Grand Chamber)favorableHigh precedent
N.S. v SSHD; M.E. and Others v Refugee Applications Commissioner (Joined Cases C-411/10 & C-493/10)
Dublin transfers; systemic deficiencies test; suspending transfers
asylumdublin-transfersnon-refoulementrefugeesystemic-deficiencies - Ireland· 2011
Ireland - High Court, 15 April 2011, R. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform [2011] IEHC 151
EDAL summary. This case concerned reliance upon demeanour in refusing a refugee application. Then Court found that an asylum decision maker must be careful not to misplace reliance upon demeanour and risk construin...
refugeeasylum - European Court of Human Rights· 2011· ECtHR (Grand Chamber)favorableHigh precedent
M.S.S. v Belgium and Greece (GC), App No 30696/09
Dublin transfer to Greece; reception & detention conditions; effective remedy
asylumdetention-conditionsdublin-transferseffective-remedyrefugee - Hungary· 2010
Hungary - Metropolitan Court, 28 December 2010, A.M. v. Office of Immigration and Nationality, 15.K.34.141/2009/12
EDAL summary. Country of origin information can verify a situation in which the risk of persecution can exceptionally be considered to be proved without substantiating the personal circumstances of the applicant. T...
refugeeasylum - Ireland· 2010
Ireland - High Court, 14 January 2010, Obuseh v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2010] IEHC 93
EDAL summary. This case concerned the appropriate manner in which an application for subsidiary protection is to be decided where there may be at least an implicit claim of a “serious and individual threat” to the...
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