Case Law

8 June 2017 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - National security / Public order - Right to liberty and security - Statelessness | Countries: Bulgaria - Palestine, State of

15 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Palestine, State of - Turkey

Heard at Procession House on 15 and 16 December 2009, and at Field House on 22 and 23 February 2010. Closing submissions received on 10 June 2010.

11 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - International criminal law - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Jurisdiction - Palestinian - Passports - Persecution based on nationality - Statelessness - Statelessness - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) [2009] EWCA Civ 17.

16 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court: R (on the application of Rabah, Woldemichael and Saadah) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department,[2009] EWHC 1044 (Admin).

4 December 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Temporary admission | Countries: Eritrea - Ethiopia - Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal: R (on the application of MS, AR & FW) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 1310.

18 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Temporary admission | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review of decision of the Secretary of State in respect of the applicant's continued detention.

3 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - False documents - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AA/06857/07). The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: [2010] UKSC 25.

23 January 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Involuntary repatriation | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

22 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Palestinian - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Re-entry - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness - Statelessness | Countries: Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

9 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Palestinian - Re-entry - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Safe country of origin - Statelessness | Countries: Israel - Palestine, State of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland