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R (on the application of JS (Sri Lanka) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department Subsequently appealed before the Supreme Court [2010] UKSC 15. 30 April 2009 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil - War crimes \| Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MH (Syria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; DS (Afghanistan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AA/06912/2006 and AA/07062/2007). 24 March 2009 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations - Anti-terrorism law - Crimes against humanity - Crimes against peace - Criminal justice - Exclusion clauses - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion - Tajik - Terrorism \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
BE (Iran) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. 20 May 2008 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Armed forces / Military - Crimes against humanity - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - International protection - Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations - War crimes \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R (on the application of Al-Jedda) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Defence (Respondent) [2007] UKHL 58 The court examines the applicability of English Law vs Iraqi law, whether UNSCR regulations and the UN Charter qualified Mr Al-Jedda rights under the ECHR, such that his detainment would not be a violation of Article 5 (1). The Secretary of State (SoS) also raised an new untested argument regarding where the appellant's detention was attributable to the United Nations and therefor outside the scope of the ECHR. Law reports: [2007] UKHL 58; [2008] 2 WLR 31; [2008] 1 AC 332; Times 13-Dec-2008 On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2006] EWCA Civ 327. 12 December 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) \| Document type: Case Law \| Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) \| Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Armed forces / Military - Crimes against humanity - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism \| Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
BE (Disobedience to Orders - Landmines) Iran v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 12 March 2007 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Exclusion clauses - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - War crimes \| Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Bledar Zeqaj v. Secretary of State for the Home Department Date of Hearing: 18/12/2001; Date Determination notified: 04/02/2002 4 February 2002 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Crimes against humanity \| Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Goodman v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 29 February 2000 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion \| Countries: Canada - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
International Helsinki Federation Annual Report on Human Rights Violations (1999): United Kingdom 17 June 1999 \| Publisher: International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) \| Document type: Annual Reports
Charter of the International Military Tribunal - Annex to the Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis ("London Agreement") 8 August 1945 \| Publisher: United Nations \| Document type: International Legal Instruments

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