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United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee)

The House of Lords is the United Kingdom's supreme court of appeal. Its decisions are final for civil cases in all United Kingdom courts; and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since October 2009, the jurisdiction of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords was assumed by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Website: www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld/ldjudinf.htm
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AS (Somalia) (FC) and another v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

On appeal from [2008] EWCA Civ 149.

17 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Family reunification - Pre-entry procedures - Refugees - Right to family life | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v AF (Appellant) (FC) and another (Appellant) and one other action

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): [2008] EWCA Civ 1148.

10 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Anti-terrorism law - Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Right to justice - Terrorism | Countries: Libya - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. Nasseri (FC) (Appellant)

On appeal from the Court of Appeal: [2008] EWCA Civ 464.

6 May 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic asylum - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refoulement - Safe third country - Single procedure | Countries: Afghanistan

RB (Algeria) (FC) and Another (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent); OO (Jordan) (Original Respondent and Cross-appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent)

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): MT (Algeria), RB (Algeria), U (Algeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 808; and Othman (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 290.

18 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Convention refugee - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Jurisdiction - National security / Public order - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Terrorism | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ZT (Kosovo) (Respondent) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant)

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): [2008] EWCA Civ 14.

4 February 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Ashkaelian - Burden of proof - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Roma | Countries: Serbia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Wellington) (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty's High Court of Justice)

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

EM (Lebanon) (FC) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)

On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales): [2006]EWCA Civ 153.

22 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Deportation / Forcible return - Domestic violence - Right to family life | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Helow (AP) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another (Respondents) (Scotland)

On appeal from the Court of Session (Inner Division): [2007] CSIH 5.

22 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Independence of judiciary - Palestinian - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Lebanon - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Baiai and others) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) and one other action (formerly R (on the application of Trzcinska and others) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) and one other action

On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal: [2007] EWCA Civ 478.

30 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Right to family life | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Beoku-Betts (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Heard on 9 April 2008. On appeal from the England and Wales Court of Appeal: [2005] EWCA Civ 828.

25 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: House of Lords (Judicial Committee) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to family life | Countries: Sierra Leone - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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