Case Law

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

8 January 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - Right to family life | Countries: Jamaica - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Federal Court: 2008 FC 238.

17 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

On appeal from the Federal Court: 2008 CF 238.

17 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

12 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - Right to family life | Countries: Colombia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division), Administrative Court: [2007] EWHC 3381 (Admin).

14 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Non-refoulement | Countries: Jamaica - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

4 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - National security / Public order - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Fiji

Application for judicial review.

4 June 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - National security / Public order - Refugees | Countries: Canada - Fiji

Application for judicial review. The Court of Appeal (England and Wales) allowed a subsequent appeal: R (on the application of BA (Nigeria)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of PE (Cameroon)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Asylum and Immigration Tribunal [2009] EWCA Civ 119.

23 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Right to family life - Suspensive effect | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15 May 2008 | Judicial Body: UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) | Countries: Canada - Mexico

Application for judicial review. The judgment was further appealed before the Federal Court of Appeal: 2008 FCA 404.

21 February 2008 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka