Chebli-Haj-Hassam v. Canada ( Minister of Employment and Immigration )
IMM-3549-93
Teitelbaum J.
15/3/95
5 pp.
Application for judicial review of decision of Immigration and Refugee Board applicant not Convention refugee -- Applicant citizen of Lebanon claiming Convention refugee status on grounds of religion, nationality, political opinion, membership in particular social group -- Board finding no proof of well-founded fear of persecution from Hezbollah -- Applicant unable to seek protection in Beirut or in northern parts of Lebanon, forced to seek protection of Syrian authorities, foreign occupying force, which is not state protection -- Application denied -- No reason to interfere with Board's conclusion -- Question of general importance to be certified as follows: whether state protection, as defined by case law in Canada, should include protection ensured by foreign police force or be limited to national authorities.