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On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2008] EWCA Civ 464.
6 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic asylum - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Afghanistan
Application for judicial review.
26 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Safe third country - Single procedure - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Iraq
On appeal from the High Court of Justice, Queens bench Division, Administrative Court: R (on the application of Mahamed) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 1312 (Admin).
25 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Right to family life - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Somalia
Admissibility decision.
2 December 2008 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
24 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Safe third country - Single procedure - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons | Countries: Cameroon - Cyprus
Applications for permission to appeal from the Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court).
6 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Application for judicial review. The Court of Appeal (England and Wales) allowed a subsequent appeal: R (on the application of AM (Somalia)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 114.
13 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Safe third country | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division (Mr Justice McCombe): Nasseri v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 1548 (Admin). The judgment was subsequently appealed before the House of Lords: [2009] UKHL 23
14 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Safe third country | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (Northern Ireland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Right to family life - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Burundi - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Heard at Manchester on 6 November 2007.
28 January 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Pentecostal - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Safe third country - Standard of proof | Countries: Eritrea - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland