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United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland)

The Court of Session, Scotland's supreme civil court, sits as a court of first instance and a court of appeal. An appeal lies to the House of Lords. The court is divided into the Outer House and the Inner House. The Outer House hear cases at first instance on a wide range of civil matters, including cases based on delict (tort) and contract, commercial cases and judicial review. The Inner House is in essence the appeal court, though it has a small range of first instance business. It is divided into the First and the Second Divisions, of equal authority, and presided over by the Lord President and the Lord Justice Clerk respectively. The Divisions hear cases on appeal from the Outer House, the Sheriff Court and certain tribunals and other bodies. Website: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/session/index.asp
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T.N. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

18 February 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Fresh / New claim - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Sur place persecution | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Zimbabwe

S.Y. (A.P.) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Petition for judicial review.

9 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Political groups - Political parties - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Rejected asylum-seekers | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

NAK v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

8 December 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Fresh / New claim - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

HH v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for leave to appeal.

6 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Kurd - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sunni | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

KO v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Petition for judicial review against a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department.

5 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - State protection | Countries: Nigeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

AR v. Asylum and Immigration Tribunal

Application for leave to appeal against a decision by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

23 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tajik | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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