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United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales)

The High Court deals with higher level civil disputes and consists of three divisions: the Queen’s Bench Division; the Chancery Division and the Family Division. The jurisdiction of the Administrative Court, which is part of the Queen’s Bench Division, is varied, consisting of the administrative law jurisdiction of England and Wales as well as a supervisory jurisdiction over inferior courts and tribunals. Website: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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Secretary of State for the Home Department v. AF; Secretary of State for the Home Department v. AE

18 January 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Al-Haq) v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

27 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Human rights law - Immunity - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Jurisdiction - Right to self-determination - War crimes | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Frezghi Semere) v. Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

25 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Jurisdiction | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of (1) Faisal Attiyah Nassar Al-Saadoon (2) Khalaf Hussain Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence

Applications for judicial review. The Divisional Court judgment was, subsequently, appealed before the Court of Appeal: [2009] EWCA Civ 7.

19 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - Jurisdiction - Prosecution vs persecution - Regional instruments - Right to justice - Right to life | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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