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20 November 2009 | Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities | Document type: National Legislation
Application for judicial review.
7 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Death penalty - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - United States of America
Appeal under sections 103 and 108 of the Extradition Act 2003.
15 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Mental health - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serb - War crimes | Countries: Croatia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8 April 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Genocide - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice | Countries: Rwanda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from: [2007] EWHC 1109 (Admin).
10 December 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Applications for writs of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum.
30 November 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Habeas corpus - Non-refoulement - Refugees - Terrorism | Countries: Tunisia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
30 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - Mental health - Prison or detention conditions - Public health | Countries: Albania - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
11 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Extradition - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to family life - Right to justice - Roma | Countries: Poland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission: Omar Othman (aka Abu Qatada) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/15/2005). 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.
9 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Extradition - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Independence of judiciary - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Terrorism | Countries: Jordan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Appeal against the notice of intention to deport.
14 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death in custody - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - National security / Public order - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland