United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee)

The House of Lords is the United Kingdom's supreme court of appeal. Its decisions are final for civil cases in all United Kingdom courts; and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since October 2009, the jurisdiction of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords was assumed by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Website: www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldjudinf.htm

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Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. MB (FC) (Appellant); Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. AF (FC) (Appellant) (Civil Appeal from Her Majesty's High Court of Justice); Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v. AF (FC) (Respondent) (Civil Appeal from Her Majesty's High Court of Justice) On appeal from the Court of Appeal ([2006] EWCA Civ 1140), and the High Court ([2007] EWHC 651 (Admin)). 31 October 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Pre-trial detention - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Al-Skeini and Others (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for Defence (Appellant). Al-Skeini and Others (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for Defence (Respondent) (Consolidated Appeals) On appeal from: [2005] EWCA Civ 1609. 13 June 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Access to procedures - Effective remedy \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Huang v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; Kashmiri v. Secretary of State for the Home Department On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division): [2005] EWCA Civ 105. 21 March 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Administrative courts - Deportation / Forcible return - Independence of judiciary - Right to family life \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tehrani v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 18 October 2006 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Access to procedures - Administrative courts - Effective remedy \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. K (FC) (Appellant); Fornah (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) 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 October 2006 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Albinism/Persons with Albinism - Children-at-risk - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk \| Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Opinions of the Lords of Appeal for Judgment in the cause Jones (Respondent) v. Ministry of Interior Al -Mamlaka Al -Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Appellants) Mitchell and others (Respondents) v. Al-Dali and others and Ministry of Interior Al -Mamlaka Al -Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Appellants) Jones (Appellant) v. Ministry of Interior Al -Mamlaka Al -Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Respondents) On appeal from[2004] EWCA Civ 1394. 14 June 2006 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Countries: Saudi Arabia
Januzi (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); Hamid (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); Gaafar (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); Mohammed (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Consolidated Appeals) 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. 15 February 2006 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Albanians - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Kosovar \| Countries: Serbia - Sudan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A (FC) and Others (FC) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (2004); A and Others (Appellants) (FC) and Others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Conjoined Appeals) On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): [2004] EWCA Civ 1123. 8 December 2005 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Terrorism \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant), ex parte Adam (FC) (Respondent); Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant), ex parte Limbuela (FC) (Respondent); Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant), ex parte Tesema (FC) (Respondent) (Conjoined Appeals) On appeal from: [2004] EWCA Civ 540. 3 November 2005 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Asylum-migration nexus - Asylum-seekers - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Public health \| Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Szoma (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions (Respondent) 27 October 2005 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Immigration law - Roma \| Countries: Poland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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