Rutayisire v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Neutral Citation2021 FC 970
Citation2021 FC 970
Date21 September 2021

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7 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Exclusion and Refoulement. Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
    • September 12, 2023
    ...Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 1168 ................339 Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970 ..........338, 729 Ryivuze v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 FC 134 ......................338 SN v Canada (Citizenship and Immigr......
  • Exclusion - 1F(a) Extended Liability, Defences, and Child Soldiers
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Exclusion and Refoulement. Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
    • September 12, 2023
    ...not deserting at the earliest safe opportunity. 374 For a detailed application, see Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) , 2021 FC 970. 375 Akramov v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) , 2006 FC 122 . 376 Kasturiarachchi , above note 367. 377 Torres Rubianes , ab......
  • Alternatives to Refoulement
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Exclusion and Refoulement. Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
    • September 12, 2023
    ...FC 128; Guzelian v Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) , 2021 FC 460; and Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) , 2021 FC 970; invariably, these decisions applied the regular principles of complicity for ɞF(a) crimes to determine whether the person was entitled to suc......
  • Hernandez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1179
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 4, 2025
    ...54-58; Eriator v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1154, at paras 30-34; Rutayisire v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970, at para 48; Ali v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2021 FC 698, at para 56; Talpur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration......
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4 cases
  • Hernandez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1179
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 4, 2025
    ...54-58; Eriator v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1154, at paras 30-34; Rutayisire v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970, at para 48; Ali v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2021 FC 698, at para 56; Talpur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration......
  • Eraso Agudelo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • October 10, 2023
    ...crimes against humanity under government party’s policy/philosophy); Rutayisire v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970, at paras 21-22, 46-49 (genocide planned and implemented by central government in Rwanda); Ali v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 698, at......
  • Bhujel v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 12, 2023
    ...the applicant’s allegations and the evidentiary burden (Alves at para 30; Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970 at paras 80–88; Shah at paras 35–38; Majdalani at paras 29–37). [19] Here, the source of the information, the World Bank, was ......
  • Hernandez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 10, 2025
    ...35–38; Majdalani v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 FC 294 at paras 29–37; Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970 at paras 80–88. In considering such factors, the ultimate question remains whether the procedure was fair having regard to all of the circumsta......
3 books & journal articles
  • Exclusion - 1F(a) Extended Liability, Defences, and Child Soldiers
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Exclusion and Refoulement. Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
    • September 12, 2023
    ...not deserting at the earliest safe opportunity. 374 For a detailed application, see Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) , 2021 FC 970. 375 Akramov v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) , 2006 FC 122 . 376 Kasturiarachchi , above note 367. 377 Torres Rubianes , ab......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Exclusion and Refoulement. Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
    • September 12, 2023
    ...Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 1168 ................339 Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 970 ..........338, 729 Ryivuze v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 FC 134 ......................338 SN v Canada (Citizenship and Immigr......
  • Alternatives to Refoulement
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Exclusion and Refoulement. Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
    • September 12, 2023
    ...FC 128; Guzelian v Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) , 2021 FC 460; and Rutayisire v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) , 2021 FC 970; invariably, these decisions applied the regular principles of complicity for ɞF(a) crimes to determine whether the person was entitled to suc......