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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
Jurisprudential Guides Notes
On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide:
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
On
December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
On
July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
Revoked
The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
On
July 20, 2017, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being
Jurisprudential Guides.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
Revoked
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
Revoked
The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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30 November 2017
UNITED KINGDOM
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
17 October 2012
Title:
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
8 November 2016
Title:
United Kingdom. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 November 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. Freedom in the World 2017.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/1
Date of Document:
24 February 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Compilation on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
22 February 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Summary of other stakeholders' submissions United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. European Union. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on his follow-up mission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 June 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: comments by the State United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date of Document:
2 June 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
ECRI Report on the United Kingdom (Fifth Monitoring Cycle)
Source:
Council of Europe. European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Overseas territories subject to British sovereignty; whether citizens of these overseas territories enjoy the right to live and work in the United Kingdom; if so, whether there exist any restrictions on their enjoyment of these rights (June 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 June 2005
Accessed Date:
17 October 2012
Title:
Whether a person living in England, married to a British citizen with a child that has British citizenship would have any rights to British citizenship or a status equivalent to permanent residency in England
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 January 2008
Accessed Date:
17 October 2012
Title:
British Nationality Act 1981
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of States.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Election for British House of Commons of 8 June 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Scotland (part of the United Kingdom). Election for Pàrlamaid Na H-Alba (Scottish Parliament) of 5 May 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom). Election for Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann (Northern Ireland Assembly) of 2 March 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Domestic Violence in England and Wales. Briefing Paper Number 6337.
Source:
United Kingdom. House of Commons Library.
Date of Document:
21 June 2017
Author:
Pat Stickland; Grahame Allen
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Violence Against Women and Girls Crime Report, Tenth Edition: 2016-17
Source:
United Kingdom. Crown Prosecution Service.
Date of Document:
November 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
United Kingdom (Tier 1). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2017
Source:
United Kingdom. Office for National Statistics.
Date of Document:
19 October 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
National Report: United Kingdom. Mapping the Legislation and Assessing The Impact Of Protection Orders in the European Member States (POEMS).
Source:
Tilburg University. POEMS Project.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
11.
Media Freedoms - (No items in this section)
Title:
United Kingdom. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
CERD/C/GBR/CO/21-23
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Healing a divided Britain: the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy
Source:
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
18 August 2016
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Obstacles to the Right of Free Movement and Residence for EU Citizens and their Families: Country Report for the United Kingdom
Source:
European Parliament. Directorate-General for Internal Policies.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Author:
Stephanie Reynolds et al.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
United Kingdom. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
United Kingdom. Amnesty International Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/united-kingdom/report-united-kingdom/
Accessed Date:
8 November 2016
Title:
United Kingdom. Freedom in the World 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/united-kingdom
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
British Nationality Act 1981
URL:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Violence Against Women and Girls Crime Report: 2015-2016
Source:
United Kingdom. Crown Prosecution Service.
Date of Document:
September 2016
URL:
http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/cps_vawg_report_2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Domestic Violence in England and Wales
Source:
United Kingdom. House of Commons Library.
Date of Document:
6 May 2016
Author:
John Woodhouse; Noel Dempsey
URL:
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn06337.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
United Kingdom (Tier 1). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258887.htm
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2016
Source:
United Kingdom. Office for National Statistics.
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
URL:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingjune2016
Accessed Date:
18 November 2016
Title:
United Kingdom. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=256257
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
6 July 2012
URL:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/GBSession13.aspx
Accessed Date:
25 November 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; disappeared persons; domestic violence; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
United Nations Universal Periodic Review Mid Term Report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies
URL:
http://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/united_kingdom/session_13_-_may_2012/uk_mid-term_report_08_14.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Election Profile: United Kingdom. Results of Scotland (Part of the United Kingdom) Referendum of 18 September 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/204/
Accessed Date:
25 November 2014
Keywords:
election; statistics
Title:
Support and Safety of Victims. The Prosecution of Domestic Violence Cases.
Source:
United Kingdom. Crown Prosecution Service.
Date of Document:
May 2014
URL:
http://www.cps.gov.uk/consultations/dv_consultation_14.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 November 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; minorities; witness protection
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Seventh Periodic Report of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
30 July 2013
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW%2fC%2fGBR%2fCO%2f7&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
25 November 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Call to end violence against women and girls: progress report 2010 to 2015
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
8 March 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/call-to-end-violence-against-women-and-girls-progress-report-2010-to-2015
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/1
Date of Document:
24 February 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/1
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Compilation on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
22 February 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/2
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Summary of other stakeholders' submissions United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/3
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. European Union. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2017/country-chapters/european-union#89f9c9
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on his follow-up mission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 June 2017
URL:
http://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/35/28/Add.1
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: comments by the State United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date of Document:
2 June 2017
URL:
http://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/35/28/Add.4
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
ECRI Report on the United Kingdom (Fifth Monitoring Cycle)
Source:
Council of Europe. European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
URL:
http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/Country-by-country/United_Kingdom/GBR-CbC-V-2016-038-ENG.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of States.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/UK.html
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Scotland (part of the United Kingdom). Election for Pàrlamaid Na H-Alba (Scottish Parliament) of 5 May 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2708/
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom). Election for Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann (Northern Ireland Assembly) of 2 March 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3003/
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
United Kingdom. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2017
URL:
https://www.ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/Attachments/annual_review_2017_online.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Code:
CERD/C/GBR/CO/21-23
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
URL:
http://www.undocs.org/en/CERD/C/GBR/CO/21-23
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Healing a divided Britain: the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy
Source:
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
18 August 2016
URL:
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/healing-divided-britain-need-comprehensive-race-equality-strategy
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Obstacles to the Right of Free Movement and Residence for EU Citizens and their Families: Country Report for the United Kingdom
Source:
European Parliament. Directorate-General for Internal Policies.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Author:
Stephanie Reynolds et al.
URL:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/556967/IPOL_STU(2016)556967_EN.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
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