Human rights / Right to family life

The right to family reunion derived from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) does not expire when the child who could benefit from it reaches the age of majority during the procedure. This easing of the case law, which takes into account recent judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, also has procedural implications

25 July 2018 | Judicial Body: Switzerland: Tribunal administratif fédéral | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - Switzerland

10 July 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - Congo, Democratic Republic of the - France

10 July 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Family reunification - Right to family life - Visas | Countries: Cameroon - France

Application for judicial review.

1 February 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

27 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Public health - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review.

16 September 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Inédit au recueil Lebon.

5 June 2009 | Judicial Body: France: Conseil d'Etat | Topic(s): Pre-entry procedures - Public health - Refugees - Right to family life - Right to life - Visas | Countries: Cameroon - France

On appeal from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT No: IA/10946/2007).

12 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Countries: Cameroon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review. The Court of Appeal (England and Wales) allowed a subsequent appeal: R (on the application of BA (Nigeria)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of PE (Cameroon)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Asylum and Immigration Tribunal [2009] EWCA Civ 119.

23 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Drug trafficking - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Right to family life - Suspensive effect | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland