Case Law

Admissibility application.

7 April 2009 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Afghanistan - France

On appeal from the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (Mr Justice McCombe): Nasseri v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 1548 (Admin). The judgment was subsequently appealed before the House of Lords: [2009] UKHL 23

14 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immigration Detention - Non-refoulement - Safe third country | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Application for judicial review of the Secretary of State's decision to order removal to Greece, and application for a declaration that the provisions of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 Schedule 3 para 3 were incompatible with Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court of Appeal allowed the Secretary of State’s subsequent appeal: Secretary of State for the Home Department v. JN [2008] EWCA Civ 464.

2 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Safe third country | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

26 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Deportation / Forcible return - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Right to family life | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2 January 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Right to family life | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Zazai c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration) (C.F.), 2004 CF 1356; [2005] 2 R.C.F. 78, dated 1 October 2004.

20 September 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada

For the Federal Court's reasons, see: Zazai v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (F.C.), 2004 FC 1356; [2005] 2 F.C.R. 78, dated 1 October 2004.

20 September 2005 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court of Appeal | Topic(s): Crimes against humanity - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada

The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal in: Zazai c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), 2005 CAF 303; [2006] 4 R.C.F. F-29, on 20 September 2005.

1 October 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Crimes against humanity - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada

The decision was subsequently confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal in: Zazai v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 FCA 303; [2006] 4 F.C.R. D-23, on 20 September 2005.

1 October 2004 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Crimes against humanity - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada