CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Exclusion and removal
Inadmissible Persons
Judicial review of decision by Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Protection Division (RPD) finding applicant complicit through association in crimes against humanity, war crimes, therefore excluded from protection of United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees pursuant to Article 1F(a) thereof—Overview of case law on Article 1F (standard of review, standard and burden of proof, concept of complicity)—Case law requiring evidence of certain degree of personal, knowing participation in crimes—RPD failing to apply this criterion—RPD also failing to apply certain other essential criteria— Application allowed.
Bouasla v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (IMM-2646-07, 2008 FC 930, Lemieux J., judgment dated July 31, 2008, 65 pp.)