refugee law
Feher v Canada: Strike Three Against the “Safe Country” List in Canada's Refugee Law
Until late March 2019, when Justice Keith Boswell struck down s.112(2)(b.1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA], refugee claimants from certain “designated” countries were required to wait for two years longer compared to all other refugee claimants for a risk assessment of their removal from Canada. Two weeks ago in Feher v […]
Cuts to Refugee Health Care Found Unconstitutional: Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v Canada
On July 4, 2014, in Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 FC 651, Justice Anne Mactavish declared invalid the federal government’s 2012 cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) for violating section 12 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This ruling is compelling for the novelty […]
An Improved Test For Complicity in War Crimes
The United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees has long played a necessary role in ensuring the security of displaced persons around the globe. The Convention also ensures that this important goal is not undermined by excluding from protection individuals who are guilty of committing atrocities. Article 1F(a) of the Convention excludes from […]