United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales)
The Court of Appeal consists of two Divisions: the Civil Division hears appeals from the High Court and from the County Courts (note that the County Court appeals go direct to the Court of Appeal); the Criminal Division hears appeals from the Crown Court. Both Divisions may refer cases involving points of law to the House of Lords. Website: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
The issues that arise on this appeal are whether the Upper Tribunal in OO (Algeria)
wrongly equated persecution with a risk of being subjected to physical violence and
also failed to consider, cumulatively, the impact of the treatment that gay men would
face in Algeria. Further, the appeal raises the issues of whether it would be unduly
harsh to require the appellant to relocate within Algeria or whether returning him to
Algeria would amount to a disproportionate interference with his rights under Article
8 of the Convention given that he would conceal his sexual orientation if he returned
to live in Algeria.