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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
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