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 AF (Appellant) (FC) and another (Appellant) and one other action On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): [2008] EWCA Civ 1148. 10 June 2009 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Right to justice - Terrorism \| Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Saber (AP) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department On appeal from the Court of Session (Inner House): [2003] SLT 1409. 12 December 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Asylum policy - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R (on the application of Al-Jedda) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Defence (Respondent) [2007] UKHL 58 The court examines the applicability of English Law vs Iraqi law, whether UNSCR regulations and the UN Charter qualified Mr Al-Jedda rights under the ECHR, such that his detainment would not be a violation of Article 5 (1). The Secretary of State (SoS) also raised an new untested argument regarding where the appellant's detention was attributable to the United Nations and therefor outside the scope of the ECHR. Law reports: [2007] UKHL 58; [2008] 2 WLR 31; [2008] 1 AC 332; Times 13-Dec-2008 On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2006] EWCA Civ 327. 12 December 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Armed forces / Military - Crimes against humanity - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v. JJ and Others (FC) (Respondents) On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2006] EWCA Civ 1141. 31 October 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: 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
R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Khadir (FC) On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal: [2003] EWCA Civ 475. 16 June 2005 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Exceptional leave to remain (ELR) - Immigration Detention - Kurd - Rejected asylum-seekers - Temporary admission \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Razgar On appeal from: [2003] EWCA Civ 840. 17 June 2004 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Expedited procedures - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Safe third country \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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

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