Case Law

Appeal against the notice of intention to deport. The decision was subsequently quashed by the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290.

26 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - National security / Public order - Non-refoulement - Right to family life - Right to justice - Right to life - Terrorism | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

30 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Jordan

Application for judicial review.

30 November 2006 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Jordan

Hearing dates: 24-26 July 2006.

12 October 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Mental health - Pre-trial detention | Countries: Jordan - Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

19 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Involuntary repatriation - Persecution based on political opinion - Pre-entry procedures - Right to family life | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for review from a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

9 August 2005 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Topic(s): Convention against Torture (CAT) - Credibility assessment - Deportation / Forcible return - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution | Countries: Jordan - United States of America

26 May 2005 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Economic, social and cultural rights - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Social group persecution - Statelessness - Statelessness | Countries: Jordan - New Zealand

Date of Hearing: 8 October 2004; Date Determination notified: 1 February 2005.

1 February 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Habitual residence - Palestinian | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

29 October 2004 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion - Protection of camps - Refugee camps - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

15 June 2004 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Visas | Countries: Australia - Jordan