Case Law

1 September 2009 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Multiple nationality - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: New Zealand

14 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Communal conflict / Social conflict - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Algeria - United States of America

Application for permission to apply for judicial review.

1 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Inédit au recueil Lebon.

20 March 2009 | Judicial Body: France: Conseil d'Etat | Topic(s): Children's rights - Deportation / Forcible return - Right to family life - Visas | Countries: Algeria - France

3 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Hong Kong: High Court | Topic(s): Immigration Detention | Countries: Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) - Sri Lanka

Cet arrêt est définitif. Il peut subir des retouches de forme.

19 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: France - Jordan - Morocco - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This judgment is final but may be subject to editorial revision.

19 February 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: France - Jordan - Morocco - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

13 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Spain: Audiencia Nacional | Countries: Algeria - Spain

The decision was subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal: [2010] EWCA Civ 111.

19 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Refugees - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland