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The House of Lords is the United Kingdom's supreme court of appeal. Its decisions are final for civil cases in all United Kingdom courts; and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since October 2009, the jurisdiction of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords was assumed by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Website: www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldjudinf.htm
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Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. Nasseri (FC) (Appellant)

On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2008] EWCA Civ 464.

6 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic asylum - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Afghanistan

RB (Algeria) (FC) and Another (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); OO (Jordan) (Original Respondent and Cross-appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent)

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): MT (Algeria), RB (Algeria), U (Algeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 808; and Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290.

18 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention refugee - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Wellington) (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty's High Court of Justice)

On appeal from: [2007] EWHC 1109 (Admin).

10 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant), ex parte Adam (FC) (Respondent); Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant), ex parte Limbuela (FC) (Respondent); Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant), ex parte Tesema (FC) (Respondent) (Conjoined Appeals)

On appeal from: [2004] EWCA Civ 540.

3 November 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Asylum-migration nexus - Asylum-seekers - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Public health | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

N (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2003] EWCA Civ 1369. On 27 May 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) held that there would be no violation of Article 3 of the Convention in the event of the applicant being removed to Uganda: N v. United Kingdom (Application no. 26565/05).

5 May 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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