What is the test for state protection in refugee law?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Naumets v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2008 FC 522 (CanLII):
State protection is a finding which lies at the heart of refugee law, for where a person’s own state is capable and willing to diligently pursue his or her persecutors, that person cannot be said to need the protection of another state. The protection afforded by the state need not be perfect to be reasonably considered adequate: Zalzali v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), (1991), 126 N.R. 126, [1991] F.C.J. No. 341.
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