Case law: It refers to decisions, interpretations and judgments given by judges of higher (appellate) courts while interpreting the laws applicable in cases brought before them. Called precedents, they are binding on all courts (within the same jurisdiction) to be followed as the law in similar cases. It is used by advocates to support their views to favor their cases brought before courts in ... View

Cisgender: Those people whose gender identity and gender expression match the sex they were assigned at birth and the social expectations related to their gender. View

A legal bond between a state and people whereby the latter enjoy a range of rights, most importantly, the right to live and work in the country’s territory. Citizenship and nationality are sometimes used interchangeably in particular in North-America and ... View

Being in the closet: A situation where someone has decided not to be open about their sexual orientation (lesbian, gay man, bisexual, for example), gender identity/expression (trans person) and/or sex (intersex person). View

Country of Origin - The country (or countries) which are a source of migratory flows and of which a migrant may have citizenship. In refugee context, this means the country (or countries) of nationality or, for stateless persons, of former habitual residence. ... View