Case Law

Appeals against the notice of intention to deport.

27 April 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - National security / Public order - Prison or detention conditions - Right to justice - Terrorism | Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

5 April 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

Application for judicial review.

5 April 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - China

Appeal against the notice of intention to deport. The decision was subsequently quashed by the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290.

26 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Topic(s): Convention refugee - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - National security / Public order - Non-refoulement - Right to family life - Right to justice - Right to life - Terrorism | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Appeal against the notice of intention to deport. The Appellant was a party to the appeal decided by the House of Lords: A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] UKHL 71.

8 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Mental health - National security / Public order - Right to family life - Right to justice - Terrorism | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

For the Federal Court's reasons see: Thamotharem c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration) (C.F.), 2006 CF 16; [2006] 3.R.C.F. 168, dated 6 January 2006.

1 January 2007 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to justice - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

23 October 2006 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Right to justice | Countries: Panama

Judgment became final on 12 January 2007.

12 October 2006 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Immigration law - Right to family life - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Romania - Türkiye

5 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

15 June 2005 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of movement - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Right to justice | Countries: Suriname