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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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R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex Parte Saadi (FC) and Others (FC)

31 October 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Immigration Detention - Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Thangarasa; R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Yogathas

17 October 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion - Safe country of origin - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Zeqiri

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24 January 2002 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for the Home Department v. Rehman (AP)

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11 October 2001 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Terrorism | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Adan, Ex parte Aitseguer

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19 December 2000 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Horvath v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2001] 1 AC 489

The case summary in English as attached 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.

6 July 2000 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Agents of persecution - Roma - State protection | Countries: Slovakia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Islam (A.P.) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; R v. Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Another, Ex Parte Shah (A.P.)

Conjoined appeals. Opinion of the House of Lords.

25 March 1999 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Social group persecution | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Adan

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2 April 1998 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and another, Ex parte François

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12 March 1998 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for Social Security v. Remilien

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27 November 1997 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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