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Refugee and Asylum Law Practice Tests

Practice Refugee and Asylum Law exam questions covering core doctrines, issue spotting, applied analysis, and exam-ready explanations.

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27 I&N Dec. 598 (A.G. 2020)

A particularly serious crime determination is case-specific; DUI may qualify if it involves significant harm or aggravating factors.

Case C-148/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2406

Gender-related persecution may qualify; a social group of 'women in a country' is too broad; a narrower subgroup is required.

Case C-199/12, ECLI:EU:C:2013:720

Asylum seekers should not be subjected to degrading methods to prove sexual orientation; the assessment must respect human dignity.

[2010] UKSC 31

A person cannot be required to live discreetly to avoid persecution; the right to live openly as a member of a particular social group is protected.

[2009] FC 161

Sur place claims arise when circumstances change after leaving the country; the state's knowledge of the opinion is key.

[2008] NZAR 376 (RSAA)

A gender-based group must be defined with particularity; broad groups like 'women' are insufficient without additional defining characteristics.

[2002] HCA 29

For a stateless person, the country of former habitual residence can be the country of reference for internal protection.

[2002] FCJ No. 1051

Exclusion under Article 1F(a) requires a serious reason for considering that the person committed or was complicit in crimes against humanity.