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CUREDI ID Question at stake Country Official Citation Date of decision Author
CUREDI007LT004 Whether the requirement to write personal names in the official language of the Republic of Lithuania in official documents potentially infringes upon the rights of national minority individuals to maintain their ethnic identity and privacy, as well as the principle of equality. Lithuania Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania, Ruling of 21 October 1999, Case No. 14/98 "On the compliance of the Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania ‘On Writing Names and Family Names in Passports of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania’ of 31 January 1991 with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania” (1999 m. spalio 21 d. Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucinio Teismo nutarimas dėl Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos 1991 m. sausio 31 d. nutarimo „Dėl vardų ir pavardžių rašymo Lietuvos Respublikos piliečio pase“ atitikimo Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijai” (bylos Nr. 14/98))
 1999-10-21 Kiryl Kascian View
CUREDI013UK001 Whether the discrimination faced by an albino child in Nigeria could amount to persecution. United Kingdom JA (child – risk of persecution) Nigeria [2016] UKUT 00560 (IAC)
 2016-11-24 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK002 1) Whether Christians in Pakistan face serious discrimination that amounts to persecution under the Refugee Convention or the ECHR. 2) What risk that Evangelical Christians face in Pakistan. 3) What particular discrimination Christian women face in Pakistan. United Kingdom AK and SK (Christians: risk) Pakistan CG [2014] UKUT 00569 (IAC)
 2014-12-15 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI005CH001 Whether a private Islamic kindergarten complies with the aims of the public elementary school. Switzerland Federal Supreme Court, Judgement of 18 October 2016, BGer 2C_807/2015 (Urteil 2C_807/2015 vom 18. Oktober 2016)
 2016-10-18 Saskia Thomi; Burim Ramaj View
CUREDI013UK003 Whether, firstly, the First Tier Tribunal erred in law when it found that it would be unduly harsh for the applicant to relocate elsewhere in Nigeria, and secondly, whether the Upper Tribunal erred when it ruled that the First Tier Tribunal had found that the risk of persecution to the claimant existed throughout Nigeria. United Kingdom Oco v A Decision of The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) [2012] CSIH 65
 2012-07-26 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK005 Whether the adjudicator was correct to grant refugee status to the respondent based on the finding that (1) the respondent was at risk of persecution due to his religious beliefs, and (2) the evidence presented supported the claim that the risk of persecution would be greater upon his return to Cameroon. United Kingdom Secretary of State for the Home Department v Meli [2002] UKIAT 06977
 2003-03-03 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK006 Whether, under the Refugee Convention, women and girls from Ethiopia constitute a particular social group (PSG) and, if they do, whether relocation to another part of Ethiopia should be seen as a feasible option for them to pursue if seeking refuge. United Kingdom RG (Ethiopia) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 339
 2006-04-04 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK004 Whether adequate reasons were provided by tribunals when offering their conclusion that the appellant had failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention on the grounds of (a) her illegal exit from Iran, (b) her membership in a social group (that of women suffering domestic violence), and (c) her conversion to Christianity. United Kingdom AS (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] ECWA 1539
 2017-10-12 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK007 Whether the continued inclusion of Pakistan on a “White List” of countries considered to be safe countries for asylum purposes is justified. United Kingdom Secretary Of State For Home Department (SSHD) v Javed and Others [2001] EWCA Civ 789
 2001-05-17 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK008 Whether members of the Ahmadi sect could be at risk of religion-based persecution in Pakistan, and whether specific appellants would face persecution in Pakistan as a result of their affiliation to the Ahmadi sect. United Kingdom MN and Others (Ahmadis – Country Conditions – Risk) Pakistan CG [2012] UKUT 00389 (IAC)
 2012-11-13 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK009 Whether the acts of the persecutor were connected to the appellant’s religion, in a way consistent with the grounds for persecution recognised under the Refugee Convention, and what is the meaning of the word “religion” under the Refugee Convention? United Kingdom Omoruyi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2000] ECWA Civ 258
 2000-10-12 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK010 Was it correct for the adjudicator to grant asylum to BL, the respondent, due to his fear of being persecuted for his refusal to join the Aro cult? In particular, (1) did the persecution fall within one of the Refugee Convention grounds (i.e., political opinion, race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group)? (2) was internal protection possible for BL? (3) was internal relocation possible for BL? United Kingdom BL (Ogboni Cult – Protection – Relocation) Nigeria CG [2002] UKIAT 01708
 2007-02-17 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI057BE002 Whether a child marriage concluded in Somalia can be recognized in Belgium Belgium Family Court Liège, Judgment of 25 May 2018 (Tribunal de la famille Liège, 25 mai 2018)
 2018-05-25 Jinske Verhellen; Sarah Den Haese View
CUREDI013UK011 Whether the Territorial Commissions for the Recognition of International Protection was correct to refuse the appellant’s application for humanitarian protection on the ground that the risk of harm for fear of witchcraft was implausible. Italy Civil Court of Bologna, Order of 09 October 2017, G.R. 17524/2016 (Tribunale di Bologna, Ordinanza del 09/10/2017, G.R. 17524/2016)
 2017-10-09 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI013UK012 Whether it was correct for the Secretary of State to certify the claimant’s asylum claim as clearly unfounded on the grounds that (1) the state of origin would afford the claimant sufficient protection; and (2) internal relocation was possible. United Kingdom Obasi, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 381 (Admin)
 2007-02-17 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI033DE001 Whether male circumcision constitutes bodily harm? Germany Regional Court Cologne, Judgment of 07 May 2012, 151 Ns 169/11 (LG Köln, Urteil vom 07.05.2012, 151 Ns 169/11)
ECLI:DE:LGK:2012:0507.151NS169.11.00
2012-05-07 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE002 Whether the consent of the father is sufficient for the circumcision of his son. Germany Local Court Essen, Judgement of 01 September 2016, 58 Ls 91/16 (AG Essen, Urteil vom 01. September 2016, 58 Ls 91/16)
ECLI:DE:AGE1:2016:0901.58LS91.16.00
2016-09-01 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE003 Whether evaluating a motive as base has to be based on the views of the German legal community. Germany Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 07 October 1994, 5 StR 319/94 (BGH, Urteil vom 07. Oktober 1994, 5 StR 319/94)
 1994-10-07 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE004 Whether the perpetrators of a homicide who acted, though reluctantly, on the order of a regional leader of the PKK (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistâne) and for fear of a loss of esteem in, and exclusion from, the Kurdish community fulfill the subjective requirements for establishing the presence of base motives . Germany Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 20 February 2002, 5 StR 538/01 (BGH, Urteil vom 20. Februar 2002, 5 StR 538/01)
 2002-02-20 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE005 Whether the subjective requirements for establishing the presence of base motives are fulfilled in the case of an Anatolian husband who kills his “Westernized” wife. Germany Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 28 January 2004, 2 StR 452/03 (BGH, Urteil vom 28. Januar 2004, 2 StR 452/03)
 2004-01-28 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE006 Whether the motive of vendetta is a base motive according to German law. Germany Federal Court of Justice, Order of 10 January 2006, 5 StR 341/05 (BGH, Beschluss vom 10. Januar 2006, 5 StR 341/05)
 2006-01-10 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE007 Whether honour killing amounts to murder under specific aggravating circumstances. Germany Regional Court Detmold, Judgement of 16 May 2012, 4 Ks 31 Js 1086/11 – 10/12 (LG Detmold, Urteil vom 16. Mai 2012, 4 Ks 31 Js 1086/11 -10/12)
ECLI:DE:LGDT:2012:0516.4KS31JS1086.11.10.00
2012-05-16 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE008 Whether the possibility of aiding and abetting by omission in honour killing cases is recognized in case law. Germany Regional Court Detmold, Judgement of 4 February 2013, 4 Ks -31 Js 184/12 -56-12, 4 Ks 56/12 (LG Detmold, Urteil vom 4. Februar 2013, 4 Ks -31 Js 184/12 -56-12, 4 Ks 56/12)
ECLI:DE:LGDT:2013:0204.4KS31JS184.12.56.00
2013-02-04 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE009 Whether a traditional religious marriage in Turkey (Imam marriage) fulfills the requirements of a marriage within the meaning of section 237 German Penal Code. Germany Regional Court Kaiserslautern, Judgment of 26 January 2017, 6042 Js 217/13 – 4 KLs (LG Kaiserslautern, Urteil vom 26.01.2017, 6042 Js 217/13 – 4 KLs)
ECLI:DE:LGKAISE:2017:0126.6042JS217.134KLS.0A
2017-01-26 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI060MD001 Whether the refusal of the Moldovan authorities to recognize the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia infringes on the applicants’ right to freedom of religion. Moldova Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Others v Moldova, App no 45701/99, 13 December 2001
ECLI:CE:ECHR:2001:1213JUD004570199
2001-12-13 Sergiu Constantin View
CUREDI017BG007 Whether cultural defence could outweigh the principle of the best interest of the child in cases prosecuting parents for the crime of facilitating early customary marriages. Bulgaria Regional Court Haskovo, Judgement of 6 July 2017, Criminal Appeals Case (VNAHD) No. 269/ 2017 (Reshenie № 98/ 06.07.2017 g., VNAHD № 269/ 2017 / Решение № 98 от 06.07.2017 г., ВНАХД № 269/ 2017 г.)
ECLI:BG:DC560:2017:20170600269.001
2017-07-06 Maria G. Nikolova View
CUREDI060UK002 Whether ethical veganism can amount to a philosophical belief and whether it can be considered a protected characteristic under British equality law. United Kingdom Preliminary Hearing Judgement of the Norwich Employment Tribunal, Case no. 3331129/2018, Mr J. Casamitjana Costa v. The League Against Cruel Sports
 2020-01-21 Sergiu Constantin View
CUREDI047DE001 Whether marking the prison cell door of a Muslim inmate with the letter M – which stands for Muslim and is meant to denote that the inmate consumes pork-free food – violates the inmate’s right to negative freedom of religion. Germany Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe, Decision of 15 February 2018, 2 Ws 1/18 (OLG Karlsruhe, Beschluss vom 15 Februar 2018, 2 Ws 1/18)
ECLI:DE:OLGKARL:2018:0215.2WS1.18.00
2018-02-15 Adina Müller View
CUREDI008SK002 Whether the term “Gypsy” together with the word “parasites” is defamatory when used in public space to refer to members of the Roma minority, including by politicians and public figures. Slovakia Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava, Judgement of 19 March 2013, 4Tdo/49/2012 (Rozsudok Najvyššieho súdu Slovenskej republiky v Bratislave zo dňa 19 marca 2013 r., 4Tdo/49/2012)
ECLI:SK:NSSR:2019:6110011469.1
2013-03-19 Hanna Vasilevich View
CUREDI007LV007 Whether the increase in the percentage of instruction hours conducted in the official language in Latvia complies with the Constitution, particularly the equality and the rights of minority groups to develop their culture and use their language. Latvia Latvian Constitutional Court, Judgement of 23 April 2019, Case no. 2018-12-01 aka Language of Education II (Izglītības ieguves valoda II: LR Satversmes tiesas spriedums lietā nr.2018-12-01. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019. 24. aprīlis, nr. 81)
 2019-04-23 Kiryl Kascian View
CUREDI041UK004 Whether, and to what extent, a female victim of trafficking returning to Nigeria is sufficiently protected against the risk of being re-trafficked and whether internal relocation is possible for her. United Kingdom HD (Trafficked Women) Nigeria CG [2016] UKUT 00454
 2016-10-17 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI041UK006 1. Whether intact females in The Gambia face a real risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and whether internal relocation is available to them. 2. Whether parental opposition to FGM is sufficient to prevent a female from The Gambia from being subjected to FGM when the extended family practices it. United Kingdom K and Others (FGM) The Gambia CG [2013] UKUT 00062
 2016-10-13 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI041UK007 Whether a local authority’s application for a Female Genital Mutilation Protection Order (FGMPO) prohibiting the removal of the female infant from the UK to Sudan should be granted. Whether the FGMPO’s interference with the rights of the child and those of her family under Article 8 of the ECHR is justified to protect her rights under Article 3 of the ECHR. United Kingdom A Local Authority v M [2018] EWHC 870 (Fam)
 2018-04-19 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI013UK013 1) Whether the Tribunal erred in law in rejecting as not credible the account of the appellant that he feared persecution by hands of a Sierran Leonian secret society after he escaped from them. 2) Whether the Tribunal erred in law in finding that the Appellant could reasonably live in his home town and shield himself from any form of danger. United Kingdom HK v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1037
 2006-07-20 Katia Bianchini View
CUREDI022CZ002 Does refusal to recognize the legal relationship between two same-sex parents and their child, born through a surrogacy agreement outside of the Czech Republic, contradict the principle of the best interest of the child? Czechia Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Judgement of 29 June 2017, I. ÚS 3226/16 (I. ÚS 3226/16 ze dne 29. 6. 2017)
ECLI:CZ:US:2016:1.US.3226.16.1
2017-06-29 Nicole Štýbnarová View
CUREDI041UK011 Whether the appellant, an unmarried woman with an illegitimate mixed-race child, would face upon return to Azerbaijan a real risk of persecution under the Refugee Convention or treatment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). United Kingdom SL (Unmarried Mother with Mixed Race Child) Azerbaijan CG [2013] UKUT 00046 (IAC)
 2013-02-13 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI041UK012 1) Whether the appellant, a divorced woman with an illegitimate child previously subjected to domestic violence, would upon return to Bangladesh face a real risk of persecution under the Refugee Convention or treatment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), 2) Whether removing the appellant from the UK would be in breach of her and her first child’s rights under Article 8 of the ECHR, and 3) Whether internal relocation would be possible for her and her second child. United Kingdom SA (Divorced Woman – Illegitimate child) Bangladesh CG [2011] UKUT 00254 (IAC)
 2011-07-11 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI041UK013 1) Whether Iranian citizens who “claim to have converted from Islam to Christianity” face a real risk of persecution as defined by the Refugee Convention or treatment contrary to their rights under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on return to Iran. (para. 141) 2) Whether the appellant, as an Iranian who engaged in Christian activities abroad, would face a real risk of persecution upon return to Iran, regardless of whether he holds a genuine religious belief in Christianity. United Kingdom PS (Christianity - risk) Iran CG [2020] UKUT 00046 (IAC)
 2020-02-20 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI061BE001 Whether the recognition in Belgium of a Moroccan repudiation breaches the Belgian public order? Belgium Court of Cassation, 29 April 2002 (Cour de Cassation, 29 avril 2002)
ECLI:BE:CASS:2002:ARR.20020429.3
2002-04-29 Frederik Welvaert; Jinske Verhellen View
CUREDI061BE003 Whether there are reasons to recognize a Moroccan talaq repudiation despite the unequal position of men and women in the context of this practice? Belgium Labour Court of Appeal of Brussels, Judgement of 13 April 2005, 40557 (Cour du Travail de Bruxelles, n° 40557, 13 avril 2005)
ECLI:BE:CTBRL:2005:ARR.20050413.10
2005-04-13 Yasmina El Kaddouri; Frederik Welvaert View
CUREDI012BE009 Whether an Ahmadi marriage, which is not legally recognized in Pakistan, can be recognized in Belgium. Belgium Family Court of Brussels 18 November 2019 (Familierechtbank Brussel 18 november 2019)
 2019-11-18 Frederik Welvaert; Jinske Verhellen View
CUREDI007LV005 Whether the increase in the proportion of instruction hours in the official language in Latvia complies with the Constitution and international human rights laws, particularly the principle of equality and the rights of minority individuals to preserve and use their culture and language Latvia Latvian Constitutional, Judgement of 13 May 2005, Case no. 2004-18-0106 (Mazākumtautību skolas: LR Satversmes tiesas spriedums lietā nr.2004-18-0106. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2005. 17. maijs, nr. 77 (2019/232.8))
 2005-05-13 Kiryl Kascian View
CUREDI041UK014 1) Whether “women in the Ivory Coast” form a particular social group (PSG) under the Refugee Convention. 2) Whether the appellant– a Muslim woman with an illegitimate child and a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, and domestic violence – would upon return to the Ivory Coast face a real risk of persecution under the Refugee Convention or treatment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). 3) Whether the removal of the appellant and her child from the UK would be in breach of their rights under Article 8 of the ECHR, and 4) Whether sufficient protection and internal relocation would be available for them within the Ivory Coast. United Kingdom MD (Women) Ivory Coast v SSHD CG [2010] UKUT 215 (IAC)
 2010-07-07 Iulia Mirzac View
CUREDI057BE004 Whether a Moroccan *kafalah* judgment can be recognized in Belgium? Belgium Court of appeal of Antwerp, 16 May 2017 (Hof van beroep Antwerpen 16 mei 2017) and court of appeal of Antwerp, 25 May 2016 (Hof van beroep Antwerpen 25 mei 2016). The latter being an interim judgment.
 2017-05-16 Yasmina El Kaddouri; Jinske Verhellen View
CUREDI018PT004 Whether the applicant’s dismissal due to allegedly false statements about her health status was legally justified. Portugal Court of Appeal Porto, Judgmenet of 13 February 2017, Processo No. 7526/15.0T8VNG.P1 (Tribunal da Relação do Porto, Acórdão de 13 de fevereiro de 2017, Processo n.º 7526/15.0T8VNG.P1)
ECLI:PT:TRP:2017:7526.15.0T8VNG.P1.7C
2017-02-13 Mariana Monteiro de Matos View
CUREDI023NL003 Whether the Dutch court considers the type of divorce (tafriq or talaq) to be relevant to the claim of the woman to the dower according to Iraqi law. Netherlands Court of Appeal Amsterdam, Decision of 16 July 2019, 200.177.325/01 (Gerechtshof Amsterdam 16 juli 2019)
ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2019:2705
2019-07-16 Susan Rutten View
CUREDI002FR012 Whether the prohibition for a mother to expose her children to the members of Raëlism, the religious movement she adheres to, violates Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, both alone and in combination with Article 14 of the ECHR. France F.L. v. France, App. no. 61162/00, 03 November 2005
ECLI:CE:ECHR:2005:1103DEC006116200
2005-11-03 Alice Margaria View
CUREDI033DE011 Whether the assumption that the perpetrator in an honour killing case had carried out the decision of a family council should play a role in sentencing. Germany Regional Court Hagen , Criminal Division with lay judges, Judgment of 19 January 2010, 52 KLs 400 Js 552/08 -9/09 (LG Hagen, Schwurgericht, Urteil vom 19. Januar 2010, 52 KLs 400 Js 552/08 -9/09)
ECLI:DE:LGHA:2010:0119.52KLS400JS552.08.00
2010-01-19 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE012 Whether the motive of restoring one’s honour is a base motive. Germany Federal Court of Justice, 5. Division, Judgment of 22 July 2020, 5 StR 543/19 (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH, 5.Strafsenat, Urteil vom 22. Juli 2020, 5 StR 543/19)
ECLI:DE:BGH:2020:220720U5STR543.19.0
2020-07-22 Silvia Tellenbach View
CUREDI033DE013 Whether a homicide committed out of anger over an insult may fulfil one of the requirements of murder under specific aggravating circumstances due to the existence of base motives. Germany Federal Court of Justice, 1. Criminal Division, Judgement of 11 October 2005, 1 StR 195/05 (BGH 1. Strafsenat, Urteil vom 11. Oktober 2005,1 StR 195/05)
 2005-10-11 Silvia Tellenbach View

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