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Jurisdictions & Legal Standards

Latin America Expert provides country condition evidence for protection proceedings globally. Our regional coverage spans the entire Latin American and Caribbean matrix, with procedural compliance tailored to each instructing jurisdiction.

Global Jurisdictions Served

We instruct on Latin American country conditions across international protection systems.

United Kingdom — IAC TribunalsUnited States — Immigration CourtsCanada — IRB / RPDEuropean Union — Asylum ProceduresUNHCR — International Protection StandardsECHR — Article 3 Risk AssessmentLatin America & Caribbean — Full Regional Coverage

United Kingdom — Primary Tribunal Framework

First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)Upper Tribunal (IAC)High Court (Judicial Review Challenges)Court of AppealHome Office (Pre-Decision Material Frameworks)

For UK matters, reports are structured to assist First-tier and Upper Tribunal judges in establishing material facts about country conditions, state protection availability, and internal relocation options. We comply fully with CPR Part 35 expert evidence requirements and the Tribunal Procedure Rules.

United States & Canada

We support matters before US immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, and before the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). Reports address country conditions relevant to credible fear, withholding of removal, and convention refugee claims involving Latin American countries of origin.

European Union & ECHR

For EU member state asylum procedures, reports assess Article 3 ECHR risk and country of origin information requirements. We align sourcing with UNHCR eligibility guidelines and European case law on internal protection alternatives and non-state actor persecution.

UNHCR & International Standards

All reports draw on UNHCR country of origin information, eligibility guidelines, and international human rights documentation. This provides a consistent evidential baseline regardless of the national procedural framework.

Home Office CPIN Alignment (UK)

For UK instructions, we monitor current CPIN coverage for key countries, identifying information gaps regarding internal relocation safety, state protection assessments, and non-state actor dynamics.

  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Honduras
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Cuba
  • Haiti