Validity of a decision excluding the right to recognition as a refugee

On 16 June 2026, the Supreme Court’s Appeals Selection Committee decided that the appeal against Borgarting Court of Appeal's judgment of 23 March 2026 will be heard by the Supreme Court.

A
(advocate Trine Skjelstad Jensen)

Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers (NOAS) (intervener)
(advocate Halvard Helle)

v.

The State, represented by the Immigration Appeals Board
(The Office of the Attorney General, acting through advocate Liv Inger Gjone Gabrielsen)

Validity of a decision excluding the right to recognition as a refugee. Whether a serious offence committed in the country of origin was “non‑political”. Section 31 subsection 1 (b) of the Immigration Act.