| Title | Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| Publisher | United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) |
| Author | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
| Publication Date | 9 April 2008 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Jordan |
| Topics | Deportation / Forcible return | Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Extradition | Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Independence of judiciary | Prosecution vs persecution | Right to justice | Terrorism |
| Citation / Document Symbol | [2008] EWCA Civ 290 |
| Cite as | Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2008] EWCA Civ 290, United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales), 9 April 2008, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,GBR_CA_CIV,47ff3e2f2.html [accessed 5 November 2019] |
| Comments | On appeal from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Omar Othman (aka Abu Qatada) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/15/2005). The judgment was subsequently appealed before the House of Lords: RB (Algeria) (FC) and Another v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; OO (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKHL 10. |
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