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United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales)

The High Court deals with higher level civil disputes and consists of three divisions: the Queen’s Bench Division; the Chancery Division and the Family Division. The jurisdiction of the Administrative Court, which is part of the Queen’s Bench Division, is varied, consisting of the administrative law jurisdiction of England and Wales as well as a supervisory jurisdiction over inferior courts and tribunals. Website: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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R (on the application of Roshan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

7 October 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Fresh / New claim - Hazara - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Mehari) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

22 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Eritreans - Immigration Detention - Jehovah's Witness - Multiple nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Princely) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

5 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Deportation / Forcible return - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Hatega) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

31 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Prosecution vs persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution | Countries: Rwanda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Mohan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

28 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of J) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

2 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Anpalagan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

18 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Jegarajah) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for permission to apply for judicial review.

23 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Changes of circumstances in home country - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of E) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

22 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Criminal justice - Kurd - Muslim - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Social group persecution | Countries: Turkey - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of (Kalombo) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

17 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Hutus - Persecution based on nationality - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Rwandans | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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