Case Law

25 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Criminal justice - Freedom of expression - Political groups - Political parties | Countries: Turkey

Application for judicial review.

21 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Refugees | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

18 January 2011 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of information | Countries: United States of America

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

13 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) | Countries: Azerbaijan

11 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.

21 December 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to family life - Terrorism | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

17 December 2010 | Judicial Body: Ireland: High Court | Topic(s): Cessation clauses - Criminal justice - Expulsion - Jew - National security / Public order - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugees - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Ireland - Russian Federation

6 December 2010 | Judicial Body: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Criminal justice - Genocide - International courts and tribunals - International criminal law - SGBV - Tutsis | Countries: Rwanda

23 November 2010 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Pre-trial detention | Countries: Turkey

Petition for judicial review of a decision to detain the petitioner.

12 November 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Immigration Detention - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland