Case Law

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.

18 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Illegitimate children - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Mental health - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Reintegration - Social group persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Albania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 6 November 2008, 7 January 2009 and on 13 January 2009. The decision was subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): PO (Nigeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 132.

23 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Right to family life - Social group persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

6 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Ahmadis - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Fresh / New claim - Prosecution vs persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 11 November 2008.

18 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Effective protection - Forced labour - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Sexual and reproductive rights - Social group persecution - State protection - Trafficking in persons - Unlawful departure - Women's rights - Women-at-risk | Countries: China - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

18 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Effective protection - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Non-state agents of persecution - State protection | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Heard at Field House on 9 October 2008.

16 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Effective protection - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma - Serb - State protection | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for permission to appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/01390/2007).

24 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Right to family life | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

10 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Non-state agents of persecution - State protection | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14 August 2008 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court | Topic(s): Effective protection - Inclusion clauses - Non-state agents of persecution - Safe country of origin - Social group persecution - State protection - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Australia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Petition for Judicial Review of a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department dated 14 March 2008 to refuse to treat the petitioner's representations as a fresh claim for asylum under Rule 353 of the Immigration Rules.

13 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Effective protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - State protection | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland