Case Law

6 February 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): False documents - Human rights law - Illegal entry - Regional instruments | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

30 July 2013 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Countries: Cambodia - Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Iran, Islamic Republic of - Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

31 January 2013 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Regional instruments | Countries: Czech Republic - Türkiye

6 December 2011 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Illegal entry - Immigration Detention | Countries: Armenia - France

12 April 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - Smuggling of persons | Countries: Albania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application made by summons for an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants or any officer, servant or agent of the defendants from detaining the plaintiff and/or for an order that the plaintiff be released from detention.

19 January 2011 | Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Magistrates Court | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Immigration Detention - Rescue at sea / Interception at sea - Right to liberty and security - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

18 November 2010 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - False documents - Illegal entry - Immigration law - Passports | Countries: New Zealand - Syrian Arab Republic

The judgment was subsequently appealed before the Supreme Court: [2010] UKSC 49.

23 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Complementary forms of protection - Deportation / Forcible return - EU Qualification Directive - Illegal entry - Non-refoulement - Security situation | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

8 April 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Illegal entry - Prostitution / Commercial sex work - Social group persecution - Trafficking in persons - Women-at-risk | Countries: Thailand - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland