United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/08751/2006).

1 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Abduction - Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Residence permits / Residency | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: AA/03874/2006).

14 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - EU Qualification Directive - Legal representation / Legal aid - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to justice | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court.

11 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life - Travel documents | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

6 February 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Domestic violence - HIV and AIDS - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

25 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - False documents - Persecution based on political opinion - Re-entry - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Queen's Bench Division Administrative Court.

30 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Crime prevention - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Exceptional leave to remain (ELR) - Immigration Detention | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. 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.

30 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (CC/17533/00). The Court of Appeal held that the guidelines in Devaseelan v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2002] UKIAT 00702 were relevant to cases where the parties involved were not the same but there was a material overlap of evidence.

5 October 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members | Countries: Colombia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The House of Lords allowed a subsequent appeal: R v. Asfaw [2008] UKHL 31.

21 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Criminal justice - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

On appeal from the Crown Court at Isleworth (T20050167).

23 February 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Criminal justice - False documents - Illegal entry - Passports | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland