All decisions: list

Every decision in Migration Jurisprudence from the South, as plain links. 495 decisions.

Advisory Opinion OC-21/14 (children in migration) (Americas (requested by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), 2014)
Advisory Opinion OC-29/22 (persons deprived of liberty) (Americas (requested by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), 2022)
Advisory Opinion OC-25/18 (asylum) (Americas (requested by Ecuador), 2018)
Advisory Opinion OC-16/99 (consular assistance and due process) (Americas (requested by Mexico), 1999)
Juridical Condition and Rights of Undocumented Migrants (Advisory Opinion OC-18/03) (Americas (requested by Mexico), 2003)
Union Inter-Africaine des Droits de l’Homme v. Angola (Angola, 1997)
IHRDA v. Angola (Angola, 2008)
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa v. Republic of Angola (Angola, 2008)
Repetto, Inés María c/ Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 1988)
Hooft, Pedro Cornelio Federico c/ Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2004)
Gottschau, Evelyn Patrizia c/ Consejo de la Magistratura (Argentina, 2006)
Reyes Aguilera, Daniela c/ Estado Nacional (Argentina, 2007)
Minister for Immigration v. Teoh (Australia, 1995)
A. v. Australia (Australia, 1997)
Winata v. Australia (Australia, 2001)
C. v. Australia (Australia, 2002)
Plaintiff S157/2002 v. Commonwealth (Australia, 2003)
Bakhtiyari v. Australia (Australia, 2003)
Al-Kateb v. Godwin (Australia, 2004)
Madafferi v. Australia (Australia, 2004)
Nystrom v. Australia (Australia, 2011)
Plaintiff M70/2011 v. Minister for Immigration (Malaysia arrangement) (Australia, 2011)
F.K.A.G. v. Australia (Australia, 2013)
CPCF v. Minister for Immigration (Australia, 2015)
Plaintiff M68/2015 v. Minister for Immigration (Australia, 2016)
NZYQ v. Minister for Immigration (indefinite detention) (Australia, 2023)
Gaygusuz v. Austria (Austria, 1996)
Maslov v. Austria (Austria, 2008)
J. and Others v. Austria (Austria, 2017)
Zoletić and Others v. Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan, 2021)
Abid Khan v. Government of Bangladesh (Bangladesh, 2003)
Md. Sadaqat Khan (Fakku) v. Chief Election Commissioner (Bangladesh, 2008)
Writ on Bangladeshi workers who died on World Cup projects (Bangladesh, 2023)
Moustaquim v. Belgium (Belgium, 1991)
Čonka v. Belgium (Belgium, 2002)
Mubilanzila Mayeka and Kaniki Mitunga v. Belgium (Belgium, 2006)
M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece (Belgium, 2011)
Paposhvili v. Belgium (Grand Chamber) (Belgium, 2016)
Pacheco Tineo Family v. Bolivia (Bolivia, 2013)
Attorney General v. Unity Dow (Botswana, 1992)
Modise v. Botswana (Botswana, 2000)
Good v. Attorney General (Botswana, 2005)
Kenneth Good v. Botswana (Botswana, 2010)
Good v. Republic of Botswana (Botswana, 2010)
Workers of the Hacienda Brasil Verde v. Brazil (Brazil, 2016)
Social assistance for foreign residents (RE 587.970) (Brazil, 2017)
The “dirty list” of employers using slave labour (ADPF 509) (Brazil, 2020)
Ponomaryovi v. Bulgaria (Bulgaria, 2011)
Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration (Canada, 1985)
Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia (Canada, 1989)
Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) v. Chiarelli (Canada, 1992)
Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (Canada, 1999)
Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General) (Canada, 2001)
Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (Canada, 2002)
Medovarski v. Canada (Canada, 2005)
Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) (Canada, 2007)
Németh v. Canada (Justice) (Canada, 2010)
Warsame v. Canada (Canada, 2011)
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser (Canada, 2011)
Toussaint v. Canada (Attorney General) (Canada, 2011)
Ezokola v. Canada (Canada, 2013)
Febles v. Canada (Canada, 2014)
B010 v. Canada (Canada, 2015)
R. v. Appulonappa (Canada, 2015)
Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) (Canada, 2015)
Toussaint v. Canada (Canada, 2018)
Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) (Canada, 2023)
Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Safe Third Country Agreement) (Canada, 2023)
Constitutional Tribunal of Chile, Rol 2273-12 (immigration powers) (Chile, 2013)
Sentencia C-834/07 (Colombia, 2007)
Sentencia T-956/13 (Colombia, 2013)
Sentencia T-338/15 (Colombia, 2015)
Sentencia T-314/16 (Colombia, 2016)
Sentencia T-421/17 (Colombia, 2017)
Sentencia T-250/17 (Colombia, 2017)
Sentencia SU-677/17 (emergency health care for migrants without status) (Colombia, 2017)
Sentencia T-348/18 (Colombia, 2018)
Sentencia T-295/18 (Colombia, 2018)
Sentencia T-500/18 (Colombia, 2018)
Health care for Venezuelan migrants (T-210/18) (Colombia, 2018)
Sentencia T-074/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-197/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-025/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-452/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-143/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-178/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-565/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-298/19 (Colombia, 2019)
Sentencia T-006/20 (Colombia, 2020)
Sentencia T-246/20 (Colombia, 2020)
Sentencia T-390/20 (Colombia, 2020)
Sentencia T-517/20 (Colombia, 2020)
Sentencia SU397/21 (Colombia, 2021)
Sentencia T-404/21 (Colombia, 2021)
Sentencia T-090/21 (Colombia, 2021)
Sentencia SU180/22 (Colombia, 2022)
Sentencia T-120/22 (Colombia, 2022)
Sentencia T-100/23 (Colombia, 2023)
Sentencia SU543/23 (Colombia, 2023)
S.M. v. Croatia (Croatia, 2020)
Rantsev v. Cyprus and Russia (Cyprus and Russia, 2010)
Open Society Justice Initiative v. Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire, 2015)
Habassi v. Denmark (Denmark, 1999)
Biao v. Denmark (Grand Chamber) (Denmark, 2016)
Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian origin (provisional measures) (Dominican Republic, 2000)
Yean and Bosico Girls v. Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic, 2005)
Nadège Dorzema et al. v. Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic, 2012)
Sentencia TC/0168/13 (nationality of children of foreign residents) (Dominican Republic, 2013)
Expelled Dominicans and Haitians v. Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic, 2014)
Koua Poirrez v. France (France, 2003)
Siliadin v. France (France, 2005)
Popov v. France (France, 2012)
Rahimi v. Greece (Greece, 2011)
Chowdury and Others v. Greece (Greece, 2017)
IHRDA (on behalf of Sierra Leonean refugees) v. Guinea (Guinea, 2004)
Ahmadou Sadio Diallo (Guinea v. Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Guinea and DR Congo, 2010)
Thang Thieu Quyen v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 1998)
Lau Kong Yung v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 1999)
Chan Kam Nga v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 1999)
Ng Ka Ling v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 1999)
Fateh Muhammad v. Commissioner of Registration (Hong Kong, 2001)
Tam Nga Yin v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2001)
Director of Immigration v. Chong Fung Yuen (Hong Kong, 2001)
Gurung Kesh Bahadur v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2002)
Ng Siu Tung v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2002)
Prem Singh v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2003)
Director of Immigration v. Lau Fong (Hong Kong, 2004)
Secretary for Security v. Sakthevel Prabakar (Hong Kong, 2004)
Sun Jie v. Registration of Persons Tribunal and Others (Hong Kong, 2006)
Fok Chun Wa v. Hospital Authority (Hong Kong, 2012)
Ubamaka v. Secretary for Security (Hong Kong, 2012)
Vallejos v. Commissioner of Registration (Hong Kong, 2013)
C v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2013)
HKSAR v. Tai Chi-wai and Catherine Au Yuk-shan (Kartika Puspitasari case) (Hong Kong, 2013)
Kong Yunming v. Director of Social Welfare (Hong Kong, 2013)
GA and others v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2014)
GA v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2014)
Ghulam Rbani v. Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong, 2014)
Gutierrez Joseph James, a Minor v. Commissioner of Registration and Another (Hong Kong, 2014)
HKSAR v. Law Wan-tung (Erwiana Sulistyaningsih case) (Hong Kong, 2015)
QT v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2018)
Comilang v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2019)
ZN v. Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong, 2020)
Mohammed Selim v. Torture Claims Appeal Board and related appeals (Hong Kong, 2020)
Lubiano v. Director of Immigration (Hong Kong, 2020)
H v. Director of Immigration and related appeals (Hong Kong, 2020)
Singh Harbans v. Torture Claims Appeal Board and related appeals (Hong Kong, 2023)
CB v. Commissioner of Police, Secretary for Justice, Secretary for Security (Hong Kong, 2025)
Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary (Hungary, 2019)
Hans Muller of Nuremberg v. Superintendent, Presidency Jail (India, 1955)
People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India (Asiad workers) (India, 1982)
Labourers Working on Salal Hydro Project v. State of Jammu and Kashmir (India, 1983)
Sanjit Roy v. State of Rajasthan (India, 1983)
Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India (India, 1983)
Neeraja Chaudhary v. State of Madhya Pradesh (India, 1984)
Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (India, 1985)
Vishal Jeet v. Union of India (India, 1990)
Louis De Raedt v. Union of India (India, 1991)
State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Khudiram Chakma (India, 1994)
M.C. Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu (child labour) (India, 1996)
National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh (India, 1996)
Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India (carpet industry) (India, 1997)
Gaurav Jain v. Union of India (India, 1997)
Ktaer Abbas Habib Al Qutaifi v. Union of India (India, 1998)
Chairman, Railway Board v. Chandrima Das (India, 2000)
Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India (India, 2005)
Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India (II) (India, 2007)
Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India (children in circuses) (India, 2011)
Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha v. Union of India (India, 2014)
Dongh Lian Kham v. Union of India (India, 2015)
National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour v. Union of India (India, 2018)
Mohammad Salimullah v. Union of India (India, 2021)
In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers (India, 2021)
In re Section 6A of the Citizenship Act (India, 2024)
Judicial review of Law 39/2004 on overseas workers (Indonesia, 2006)
Decision 127/PUU-XXI/2023 (fishing crew under the migrant worker protection law) (Indonesia, 2024)
Adalah v. Minister of Interior (family unification) (Israel, 2006)
Kav LaOved v. Government of Israel (Israel, 2006)
Gloten v. National Labour Court (overtime for live-in caregivers) (Israel, 2009)
Kav LaOved v. Ministry of Interior (pregnancy procedure) (Israel, 2011)
Galon v. Attorney General (family reunification) (Israel, 2012)
Adam v. Knesset (three-year detention of asylum seekers) (Israel, 2013)
Eitan – Israeli Immigration Policy Center v. Government (Israel, 2014)
Desta v. Knesset (length of stay at Holot) (Israel, 2015)
Tsegata v. Minister of Interior (removal to a third country) (Israel, 2017)
Kav LaOved v. Knesset (deposit law) (Israel, 2020)
Saadi v. Italy (Italy, 2008)
Hirsi Jamaa v. Italy (Grand Chamber) (Italy, 2012)
Sharifi and Others v. Italy and Greece (Italy, 2014)
Khlaifia v. Italy (Grand Chamber) (Italy, 2016)
McLean v. Minister of Justice (Japan, 1978)
Local voting rights of permanent residents (Japan, 1995)
Lost earnings of an injured worker without a visa (Japan, 1997)
Chong Hyang Gyun v. Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan, 2005)
Nationality Act Article 3 case (Japan, 2008)
Govinda Prasad Mainali retrial (Tokyo Electric Power employee murder case) (Japan, 2012)
Permanent residents and public assistance (Japan, 2014)
Deportation right after an asylum refusal (Sri Lankan nationals) (Japan, 2021)
Death of a Cameroonian man in immigration detention (Ushiku) (Japan, 2022)
Le Thi Thuy Linh case (technical intern acquitted) (Japan, 2023)
Mumin Nasirov v. Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan, 2014)
Khairullo Tursunov v. Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan, 2015)
X. v. Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan, 2015)
IHRDA and OSJI (children of Nubian descent) v. Kenya (Kenya, 2011)
Kituo cha Sheria v. Attorney General (urban refugees) (Kenya, 2013)
Refugee Consortium of Kenya v. Attorney General (Kenya, 2015)
Coalition for Reform and Democracy v. Republic of Kenya (Kenya, 2015)
Khatija Ramtula Nur Mohamed & another v. Minister for Citizenship and Immigration & 2 others (Kenya, 2015)
Nubian Community in Kenya v. Republic of Kenya (Kenya, 2015)
KNCHR v. Attorney General (closure of Dadaab) (Kenya, 2017)
Attorney General v. Kituo Cha Sheria & 3 others (Kenya, 2017)
Republic v. Director, Department of Immigration Services & 2 others Ex parte Michael Olanrewaju Adeboye (Kenya, 2017)
Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) on behalf of 40 others v. Minister for Immigration & 5 others (Kenya, 2017)
Haart-Kenya v. Attorney General & 8 others (Kenya, 2020)
Akingbade v. Commissioner for Refugee Affairs (Kenya, 2022)
Wahome (Suing on behalf of the Association of the Skilled Migrant Agencies of Kenya) v. Chief Magistrates Court at Milimani (Kenya, 2023)
Jabbar v. Immigration Officer in Charge Kenyatta International Airport & 3 others (Kenya, 2023)
Legal Advice Centre t/a Kituo Cha Sheria & 13 others v. Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Social Protection & 7 others (Kenya, 2024)
Haki Na Sheria Initiative & 3 others v. Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior & 4 others (Ruling) (Kenya, 2024)
Haki Na Sheria Initiative & 2 others v. Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior & 5 others (Kenya, 2025)
Legal Advice Centre t/a Kituo Cha Sheria & another v. Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior & 2 others (Kenya, 2025)
Ntarwanda v. Commissioner for Refugee Affairs (Kenya, 2025)
Refugee Legal Networks & 4 others v. Commissioner for Refugee Affairs & 2 others (Kenya, 2025)
Warsame v. Director of Immigration Services (Kenya, 2025)
Agbeko v. Immigration Officer in Charge Kenyatta International Airport & 3 others (Kenya, 2026)
Legal Advice Centre t/a Kituo Cha Sheria & 13 others v. Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection & 12 others (Kenya, 2026)
Refugee Legal Networks & another v. Commissioner for Refugee Services & 6 others (Kenya, 2026)
Rebeccah v. Commissioner For Refugees Affairs & 4 others (Kenya, 2026)
Qualifications for owners of domestic worker offices (Kuwait, 2015)
Recruitment offices’ challenge to the Domestic Workers Law (Kuwait, 2018)
Domestic worker leaving before the end of her contract (Kuwait, 2021)
Andrejeva v. Latvia (Grand Chamber) (Latvia, 2009)
Recruitment agencies’ syndicate v. Ministry of Labour (standard contract) (Lebanon, 2020)
Otubanjo v. Director of Immigration and Another (Lesotho, 2006)
Director of Immigration and Others v. Lekhoaba and Another (Lesotho, 2008)
Jones & Ors v. Refugee Committee (Malawi, 2005)
State (oao Lin Xiaoxiao & Ors) v. Director General, Immigration and Citizenship Services & Anor (Malawi, 2020)
S (on the application of Abdul Nahimana, on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi) and Mkumbira v. Minister of Homeland Security (Malawi, 2022)
S v. Minister of Homeland Security and Chief Immigration Officer (Malawi, 2023)
S v. Minister of Homeland Security & Chief Immigration Officer (Ex parte Joseph Nsabimana) (Malawi, 2023)
Public Prosecutor v. Yim Pek Ha (Nirmala Bonat case) (Malaysia, 2008)
Public Prosecutor v. Ambika M.A. Shan (death of Adelina Lisao) (Malaysia, 2019)
Fice Fransina Nenobais v. Lee Hee Chooi (Malaysia, 2022)
93 migrant workers left without jobs on arrival (Malaysia, 2024)
S.O.S. Esclaves v. Mauritania (Mauritania, 1999)
Malawi African Association and others v. Mauritania (Mauritania, 2000)
Rabah v. Mauritania (Mauritania, 2004)
MRG and SOS-Esclaves (Said and Yarg Ould Salem) v. Mauritania (Mauritania, 2017)
Random migration checks on roads (Amparo en revisión 275/2019) (Mexico, 2022)
36-hour limit in migration stations (Amparo en revisión 388/2022) (Mexico, 2023)
Abdurahim Fetouri Salem Emsak v. Morocco (Morocco, 2023)
Zikrullah Hasan and Buzainer Wubuli v. Morocco (Morocco, 2024)
Hana Al Hasani v. Morocco (Morocco, 2024)
Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board v. Frank (Namibia, 2001)
Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration v. Chairperson of the Immigration Selection Board and Others (Namibia, 2020)
Castaneda v. Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration and Another (Namibia, 2022)
Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration v. P L (Namibia, 2023)
Kwizera v. Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (Namibia, 2023)
Chairperson: Immigration Selection Board and Another v. Knoche and Another (Namibia, 2025)
Directive to enforce the “free visa, free ticket” policy (Nepal, 2019)
Order to use the Foreign Employment Welfare Fund for repatriation (Nepal, 2020)
Zhen Zhen Zheng v. the Netherlands (Netherlands, 2009)
Jeunesse v. the Netherlands (Grand Chamber) (Netherlands, 2014)
Tavita v. Minister of Immigration (New Zealand, 1994)
Attorney-General v. Zaoui (New Zealand, 2005)
Ye v. Minister of Immigration (New Zealand, 2009)
Helu v. Immigration and Protection Tribunal (New Zealand, 2015)
Teitiota v. Chief Executive, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand, 2015)
Teitiota v. New Zealand (New Zealand, 2020)
Roche Azaña v. Nicaragua (Nicaragua, 2020)
Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Niger (Niger, 2008)
Shugaba Abdulrahaman Darman v. Federal Minister of Internal Affairs (Nigeria, 1981)
Al Sawadi Resort workers’ wage claims (Oman, 2016)
Darshan Masih v. The State (brick kiln workers) (Pakistan, 1990)
Jadhav (India v. Pakistan) (Pakistan, 2019)
Vélez Loor v. Panama (Panama, 2010)
Namah v. Pato (Manus Island detention) (Papua New Guinea, 2016)
Wong Ho Wing v. Peru (Peru, 2015)
People v. Panis (Philippines, 1986)
Eastern Shipping Lines v. POEA (Philippines, 1988)
Philippine Association of Service Exporters v. Drilon (Philippines, 1988)
Pakistan International Airlines v. Ople (Philippines, 1990)
JMM Promotion and Management v. Court of Appeals (Philippines, 1996)
People v. Ortiz-Miyake (Philippines, 1997)
Saudi Arabian Airlines v. Court of Appeals (Morada) (Philippines, 1998)
International School Alliance of Educators v. Quisumbing (Philippines, 2000)
Philsa International Placement v. Secretary of Labor (Philippines, 2001)
Macalintal v. Commission on Elections (overseas absentee voting) (Philippines, 2003)
Dante D. de la Cruz v. Maersk Filipinas Crewing, Inc., et al. (Philippines, 2008)
Datuman v. First Cosmopolitan Manpower (Philippines, 2008)
Serrano v. Gallant Maritime Services (Philippines, 2009)
Becmen Service Exporter v. Cuaresma (Philippines, 2009)
Carlos N. Nisda v. Sea Serve Maritime Agency, et al. (Philippines, 2009)
Sameer Overseas Placement Agency, Inc. v. Mildred R. Santos et al. (Philippines, 2009)
Bandila Maritime Services, Inc. and/or Tokomaru Kaiun Co., Ltd. v. Rolando Dubduban (Philippines, 2009)
Yap v. Thenamaris Ship’s Management (Philippines, 2011)
People v. Lalli (Philippines, 2011)
PERT/CPM Manpower Exponent Co. v. Vinuya (Philippines, 2012)
Crewlink, Inc. and/or Gulf Marine Services v. Editha Teringtering (Philippines, 2012)
Benjamin C. Millan v. Wallem Maritime Services, Inc., et al. (Philippines, 2012)
Sto. Tomas v. Salac (Philippines, 2012)
Sameer Overseas Placement Agency, Inc. and Rizalina Lamson v. Maricel N. Bajaro, et al. (Philippines, 2012)
Rolando L. Cervantes v. PAL Maritime Corporation and/or Western Shipping Agencies, Pte., Ltd. (Philippines, 2013)
Jebsens Maritime, Inc., et al. v. Eleno A. Baol (Philippines, 2013)
Sameer Overseas Placement Agency v. Cabiles (Philippines, 2014)
Joel B. Monana v. MEC Global Shipmanagement and Manning Corp. and HD Herm Davelsberg GMBH (Philippines, 2014)
Saudi Arabian Airlines v. Rebesencio (Philippines, 2015)
Sealanes Marine Services, Inc./Arklow Shipping Netherland and/or Christopher Dumatol v. Arnel G. Dela Torre (Philippines, 2015)
Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc. and Northern Marine Management v. Joselito A. Cristino (Philippines, 2015)
Wallem Maritime Services, Inc., et al. v. Edwinito V. Quillao (Philippines, 2016)
Tradephil Shipping Agencies, Inc./Gregorio F. Ortega v. Dante F. Dela Cruz (Philippines, 2017)
Seapower Shipping, Ent., Inc. v. Heirs of Warren M. Sabanal, represented by Elvira Ong-Sabanal (Philippines, 2017)
North Sea Marine Services Corporation, Ms. Rosalinda Cerdina and/or Carnival Cruise Lines v. Santiago S. Enriquez (Philippines, 2017)
Wilfredo P. Asayas v. Sea Power Shipping Enterprises, Inc., et al. (Philippines, 2018)
Geminiano S. Murillo v. Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc. (Philippines, 2018)
Nicolas-Lewis v. Commission on Elections (Philippines, 2019)
Danille G. Ampo-On v. Reinier Pacific International Shipping, Inc., et al. (Philippines, 2019)
Celso S. Mangubat, Jr. v. Dalisay Shipping Corporation, Wealth Shipping Limited and Danny Dadila (Philippines, 2019)
Jebsens Maritime, Inc. and Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft v. Ruperto S. Pasamba (Philippines, 2019)
Wilhelmsen Smith Bell Manning, Inc., Golar Management UK, Ltd. and/or Emmanuel De Vera v. Villaflor (Philippines, 2021)
Charlo P. Idul v. Alster Int'l Shipping Services, Inc., et al. (Philippines, 2021)
Jolly R. Caranda v. Dohle Seafront Crewing Manila, Inc., et al. (Philippines, 2021)
Loue B. Mutia v. C.F. Sharp Crew Mgt. (Philippines, 2022)
C.F. Sharp Crew Management, Inc. and/or Reederei Claus-Peter Offen (GMBH & Co.) v. seafarer (Philippines, 2022)
I-People Manpower Resources, Inc., Elec Qatar and Leopoldo Gangoso, Jr. v. Court of Appeals and Jomer O. Monton (Philippines, 2023)
Melba Alcantara Denusta v. Migrant Workers Manpower Agency (Philippines, 2024)
Maersk-Filipinas Crewing, Inc. and A.P. Moller A/S v. Eugenio T. Lumagas (Philippines, 2024)
Pacific Ocean Manning, Inc. v. Nicolas F. Bobiles (Philippines, 2024)
Article 26 complaint concerning Qatar (Forced Labour and Labour Inspection Conventions) (Qatar, 2017)
Hamton International workers’ wage claims (Qatar, 2019)
OMCT and others v. Rwanda (Rwanda, 1996)
Gihana and Others v. Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda, 2019)
Domestic worker’s claim for years of unpaid wages (Saudi Arabia, 2015)
Workers’ wage claims against Saudi Oger (Saudi Arabia, 2017)
Staff wage claims against a contracting company owner (Saudi Arabia, 2018)
Public Prosecutor v. Chong Siew Chin (Singapore, 2002)
Public Prosecutor v. Tay Wee Kiat and Chua Ying Ling (Singapore, 2018)
Parti Liyani v. Public Prosecutor (Singapore, 2020)
Public Prosecutor v. Gaiyathiri d/o Murugayan (Singapore, 2021)
Kurić v. Slovenia (Grand Chamber) (Slovenia, 2012)
Jaga v. Donges and Another; Bhana v. Donges and Another (South Africa, 1950)
Larbi-Odam and Others v. MEC for Education (North-West Province) (South Africa, 1997)
Dawood v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2000)
Mohamed v. President of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa, 2001)
Booysen and Others v. Minister of Home Affairs and Another (South Africa, 2001)
Minister of Home Affairs v. Watchenuka (South Africa, 2003)
Kaunda v. President of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa, 2004)
Khosa v. Minister of Social Development (South Africa, 2004)
Lawyers for Human Rights v. Minister of Home Affairs (detention at ports of entry) (South Africa, 2004)
Kiliko v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2006)
Union of Refugee Women v. Director, Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (South Africa, 2006)
Tantoush v. Refugee Appeal Board (South Africa, 2007)
Discovery Health Ltd v. CCMA and Others (South Africa, 2008)
Jeebhai v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2008)
Koyabe v. Minister for Home Affairs (South Africa, 2009)
Ulde v. Minister of Home Affairs and Another (South Africa, 2009)
Arse v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2010)
Malachi v. Cape Dance Academy International (Pty) Ltd and Others (South Africa, 2010)
Abdi v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2011)
Tsebe and Another v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2011)
Bula v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2011)
K E v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2012)
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v. Tsebe and Others, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another v. Tsebe and Others (South Africa, 2012)
Buthelezi and Another v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2012)
Director-General, Department of Home Affairs v. Mukhamadiva (South Africa, 2013)
H H v. Chairperson of Refugee Appeal Board and Others (South Africa, 2013)
Director-General: The Department of Home Affairs and Others v. Dekoba (South Africa, 2014)
Somali Association of South Africa v. Limpopo Department of Economic Development (South Africa, 2014)
Rahim v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2015)
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v. Johnson and Others; Minister of Home Affairs and Another v. Delorie and Others (South Africa, 2015)
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v. Somali Association of South Africa Eastern Cape (South Africa, 2015)
Saidi and Others v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2015)
Lawyers for Human Rights v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2017)
Minister of Home Affairs v. Scalabrini Centre (Cape Town reception office) (South Africa, 2017)
Minister of Home Affairs v. A R (South Africa, 2017)
Ahmed v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2018)
Saidi v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2018)
Refugee Appeal Board of South Africa and Others v. Mukungubila (South Africa, 2018)
Ruta v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2018)
Mulowayi and Others v. Minister of Home Affairs and Another (South Africa, 2019)
Nandutu v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2019)
Chisuse and Others v. Director-General, Department of Home Affairs and Another (South Africa, 2020)
Mahlangu v. Minister of Labour (South Africa, 2020)
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v. Jose and Another (South Africa, 2020)
Centre for Child Law v. Director General Department of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2021)
Somali Association of South Africa and Others v. Refugee Appeal Board and Others (South Africa, 2021)
Asanbeng v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2021)
Abore v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2021)
Rafoneke v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (South Africa, 2022)
S v. Qurashi and Others (South Africa, 2022)
Ashebo v. Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa, 2023)
Helen Suzman Foundation and Another v. Minister of Home Affairs and Another (All Truck Drivers Forum intervening) (South Africa, 2023)
Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2023)
L K v. Chairperson Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2023)
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v. Unknown Protesters/Refugees and Others (South Africa, 2023)
Helen Suzman Foundation v. Minister of Home Affairs (Zimbabwean Exemption Permits) (South Africa, 2023)
Ex parte: Minister of Home Affairs and Another v. Lawyers for Human Rights; In Re: Lawyers for Human Rights v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2023)
Scalabrini Centre v. Minister of Home Affairs (abandonment rules) (South Africa, 2023)
A I and Another v. Director of Asylum Seeker Management: Department of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2024)
Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2024)
Democratic Alliance v. Minister of Home Affairs and Another (South Africa, 2025)
Lawyers for Human Rights v. Minister of Home Affairs and Another (South Africa, 2025)
Road Accident Fund v. Mudawo and Others; Road Accident Fund v. Lyton and Others (South Africa, 2026)
Director-General, Department of Home Affairs and Others v. A I and Another (South Africa, 2026)
Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v. Minister of Home Affairs and Others (South Africa, 2026)
Undocumented worker and industrial accident compensation (South Korea, 1995)
Nationality Act Case (South Korea, 2000)
Act on the Immigration and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans Case (South Korea, 2001)
The Right to Vote of Nationals Residing Abroad Case (South Korea, 2007)
Industrial trainees and the Labor Standards Act (South Korea, 2007)
Case No. 2620 (Republic of Korea): migrant workers’ union (South Korea, 2008)
Limits on changing workplace under the Employment Permit System (South Korea, 2011)
Case on Placing Limitation on Number of Transfer of Workplace by Foreign Workers (South Korea, 2011)
Case on the Protection Application of North Korean Refugee Involved in Drug Trafficking (South Korea, 2014)
Interim Injunction Case on Refugee's Right to Counsel (South Korea, 2014)
Case on the General Prohibition of Multiple Nationalities (South Korea, 2014)
L.G. v. Republic of Korea (South Korea, 2015)
Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants’ Trade Union v. Minister of Labor (South Korea, 2015)
Limitation of Period of Special Cases Allowing Children of a Korean Mother to Obtain Korean Nationality (South Korea, 2015)
Severance pay paid only after departure (South Korea, 2016)
Case on the 'Orderly Conduct' Requirement for Permission for Naturalization (South Korea, 2016)
The Right to Meet Counsel of a Refugee Detained for Repatriation at Incheon International Airport (South Korea, 2018)
Andrea Vandom v. Republic of Korea (South Korea, 2018)
Case on Prohibiting a Person with Multiple Nationalities from Renouncing Korean Nationality after Assignment to the Preliminary Military Service (South Korea, 2020)
Exclusion of farm workers from working-hours rules (South Korea, 2021)
Limits on changing workplace (second challenge) (South Korea, 2021)
Indefinite immigration detention (South Korea, 2023)
Case on Denial of Eligibility of Surviving Foreign National Family Members Living Abroad for Retirement Allowances (South Korea, 2023)
Case on Discrimination against Foreign Nationals in National Health Insurance System (South Korea, 2023)
Case on Excluding Recognized Refugees from Eligibility for Emergency Disaster Relief Payments (South Korea, 2024)
Gentilmen Issa Magumba v. Republic of Korea (South Korea, 2026)
Case No. 2121 (Spain): trade union rights of migrants without residence (Spain, 2002)
N.D. and N.T. v. Spain (Spain, 2020)
Challenge to the rule on women’s migration for domestic work (husband’s consent) (Sri Lanka, 2013)
Moiwana Community v. Suriname (Suriname, 2005)
J.K. and Others v. Sweden (Sweden, 2016)
Boultif v. Switzerland (Switzerland, 2001)
Tarakhel v. Switzerland (Switzerland, 2014)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 454 (Taiwan, 1998)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 497 (entry and residence of people from mainland China) (Taiwan, 1999)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 558 (Taiwan, 2003)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 560 (funeral allowance for foreign workers’ family members) (Taiwan, 2003)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 618 (former mainland spouses and public office) (Taiwan, 2006)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 712 (Taiwan, 2013)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 708 (detention of foreigners pending deportation) (Taiwan, 2013)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 710 (deportation and detention of mainland Chinese residents) (Taiwan, 2013)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 768 (Taiwan, 2018)
J.Y. Interpretation No. 802 (Taiwan, 2021)
Tierri Amedzro v. Tajikistan (Tajikistan, 2021)
Anudo Ochieng Anudo v. Tanzania (Tanzania, 2018)
Robert John Penessis v. Tanzania (Tanzania, 2019)
Virginia Rukunda Mafuko v. Commissioner General of Immigration (Tanzania, 2021)
Anudo v. United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania, 2021)
Natural Fruit Co. v. Andy Hall (Thailand, 2016)
Public Prosecutor v. Manas Kongpaen and others (southern trafficking camps) (Thailand, 2017)
Koh Tao murder case (Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo) (Thailand, 2019)
Thammakaset Co. v. Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (14 Myanmar workers) (Thailand, 2019)
Gratuity before one year of service (United Arab Emirates, 2014)
Employer stopped paying salary without formally ending the contract (United Arab Emirates, 2025)
Waiver of end-of-service benefits signed during employment (United Arab Emirates, 2025)
Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v. the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, 1985)
Soering v. the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, 1989)
Chahal v. the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, 1996)
N. v. the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, 2008)
Saadi v. the United Kingdom (Grand Chamber) (United Kingdom, 2008)
C.N. v. the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, 2012)
Hounga v. Allen (United Kingdom, 2014)
Taiwo v. Olaigbe; Onu v. Akwiwu (United Kingdom, 2016)
Benkharbouche v. Embassy of Sudan (United Kingdom, 2017)
V.C.L. and A.N. v. the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, 2021)
Basfar v. Wong (United Kingdom, 2022)
Graham v. Richardson (United States, 1971)
Plyler v. Doe (United States, 1982)
LaGrand (Germany v. United States) (United States, 2001)
Zadvydas v. Davis (United States, 2001)
Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB (United States, 2002)
Case No. 2227 (United States): remedies for undocumented workers after Hoffman Plastic (United States, 2003)
Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) (United States, 2004)
Undocumented Workers v. United States (Report No. 50/16) (United States, 2016)
Banda v. Chief Immigration Officer (Zambia, 1994)
RADDHO v. Zambia (Zambia, 1996)
Rencontre Africaine Pour la Defence des Droits de L'Homme v. Zambia (Zambia, 1996)
Amnesty International v. Zambia (Zambia, 1999)
Legal Resources Foundation v. Zambia (Zambia, 2001)
Roy Clarke v. Attorney General (Zambia, 2008)
Mohamed Abdi Mohamed v. Commissioner for Refugees and Attorney General (Zambia, 2024)
Zambia Civil Liberties Union v. Commissioner for Refugees (Zambia, 2026)
Rattigan v. Chief Immigration Officer (Zimbabwe, 1994)
Salem v. Chief Immigration Officer (Zimbabwe, 1994)
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and IHRDA (on behalf of Andrew Meldrum) v. Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe, 2009)
Zimbabwe Lawyers For Human Rights and Another v. Republic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe, 2009)
Piroro v. Registrar General of Citizenship & Ors (Zimbabwe, 2011)
Anueyiangu v. Chief Immigration Officer & Others (Zimbabwe, 2012)
Berry & Anor v. The Chief Immigration Officer & Ors (Zimbabwe, 2016)
Lutzkie v. Chief Immigration Officer (Zimbabwe, 2017)

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