Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Non-state agents of persecution

On appeal from the High Court of Justice.

19 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Expedited procedures - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Türkiye - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (CC/17533/00). The Court of Appeal held that the guidelines in Devaseelan v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2002] UKIAT 00702 were relevant to cases where the parties involved were not the same but there was a material overlap of evidence.

5 October 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Colombia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

20 July 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Muslim - Non-state agents of persecution - Palestinian - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

17 March 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6 December 2000 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Effective protection - Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

25 January 2000 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland