France - CRR, Plenary session, 29 July 2005, Miss T., n°519803
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What was at stake
EDAL summary. Women who want to escape from a forced marriage, whose attitude is perceived by whole or part of the society of their country of origin as an infringement of the applicable customs and laws, and who t...
What the court decided
The court decided that women who want to escape from a forced marriage and face a risk of persecution or inhuman treatment should be considered as members of a social group in the meaning of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Refugee Convention, but only if their attitude is perceived by whole or part of the society of their country of origin as an infringement of the applicable customs and laws.
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