Case Law

10 January 2017 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Children's rights | Countries: India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

20 December 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Children-at-risk - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

20 December 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

24 November 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Criminal justice - Naturalization - Withdrawal of nationality | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

9 November 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Burden-sharing and international co-operation - Children's rights - Regional instruments | Countries: Syrian Arab Republic - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The guidance set out in PO (trafficked women) Nigeria [2009] UKAIT 00046 at paragraphs 191-192 should no longer be followed.

17 October 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13 October 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Burden of proof - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

11 October 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Country of origin information (COI) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This decision replaces AT and Others Libya CG [2014] UKUT 318 (IAC) in respect of assessment of the art 15(c) risk.

20 September 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Conflict situation - EU Qualification Directive - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8 September 2016 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Legal Instrument: 1951 Refugee Convention | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland