New Immigration Cases- A B C v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1272 (Admin) (22 May 2013)
- Harrisingh& Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1125 (Admin) (08 March 2013)
- A v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ScotCS CSIH_43 (17 May 2013)
- Soares v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 575 (21 May 2013)
- Secretary of State for the Home Department v Ahmadi [2013] EWCA Civ 512 (09 May 2013)
- SM (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 533 (10 April 2013)
- Azaroal, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1248 (Admin) (17 May 2013)
- EO & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1236 (Admin) (17 May 2013)
- AJ (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 493 (21 March 2013)
- SB (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 506 (15 April 2013)
- NN (Teachers: Matabeleland/Bulawayo: risk) Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 198 (IAC) (14 May 2013)
- Alarape & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EUECJ C-529/11 (08 May 2013)
- Azimi-Moayed and others (decisions affecting children; onward appeals) Iran (Rev 1) [2013] UKUT 197 (IAC) (26 April 2013)
- Singh (fee award: ancillary decision) India [2013] UKUT 179 (IAC) (18 April 2013)
- Zubair (EEA regs: self-employed persons) Pakistan [2013] UKUT 196 (IAC) (11 April 2013)
- K and others (FGM) Gambia CG [2013] UKUT 62 (IAC) (09 April 2013)
- OO (gay men: risk) Algeria CG [2013] UKUT 63 (IAC) (08 April 2013)
- JL (medical reports-credibility) China [2013] UKUT 145 (IAC) (08 April 2013)
- Farquharson (removal proof of conduct) Jamaica [2013] UKUT 146 (IAC) (08 April 2013)
- DSG & Others (Afghan Sikhs: departure from CG) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 148 (IAC) (08 April 2013)
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- Welcome speech of Dr. Masuma Hasan: In Memory of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr. Kamal Hossain on Building a peaceful South Asia: 24 September 2012 September 25, 2012 mkp
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- Dr Masuma Hasan: Uch Revisited January 19, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Editor: Sir Zafrulla Khan on Palestine November 18, 2012 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: Bridging the Gender Gap in Bihar November 14, 2012 pakistanhorizon
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Category Archives: ECHR
Fresh Claims and Freedom of Religion
ST v Secretary of State for Home Department [2012] EWHC 988 (Admin) (20 December 2012) Husayn ibn Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, or Imam Husayn, was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him). Like the present predicament of … Continue reading
Posted in Article 9, Asylum, ECHR, Forced marriage, Immigration Rules, Pakistan
Tagged Asylum, Case Law, Fresh Claims, Islam, Persecution
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Can Third Country National Stepfathers Derive Rights Of Residence From Union Citizen Children?: Part 2
O & S v Maahanmuuttovirasto v L [2012] EUECJ C-356/11 (06 December 2012) This post analyses the rationale espoused by the CJEU in relation to its ruling which is highlighted in Can Third Country National Stepfathers Derive Rights Of Residence From … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, CFR, Children, CJEU, ECHR, Finland
Tagged 2003/86/EC, 2004/38/EC, Article 8, Case Law, ECHR, European Union, Free Movement
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Can Third Country National Stepfathers Derive Rights Of Residence From Union Citizen Children?: Part 1
O & S v Maahanmuuttovirasto v L [2012] EUECJ C-356/11 (06 December 2012) This pair of cases was referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the Korkein hallinto-oikeus – the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court. Although as … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, CFR, Children, CJEU, ECHR, Finland
Tagged 2003/86/EC, 2004/38/EC, European Union, Free Movement, TFEU
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CJEU: Public Manifestation of Religion and Persecution
Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Y & Z [2012] EUECJ C-71/11 (05 September 2012) Pakistan is an intolerant country where human rights are routinely violated and minorities are persecuted. The paradox is that the country was created because Indian Muslims feared a marginal … Continue reading
Posted in Article 9, Asylum, CFR, CJEU, ECHR, Germany, Pakistan
Tagged 2004/83/EC, Asylum, European Union, Persecution, PPC 1860
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Other Family Members: The Rationale
The last post had shed a little bit of light on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in relation to six questions which were referred to it by the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) in MR … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, CFR, Citizens Directive, CJEU, ECHR, OFMs, Tribunals
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, ECHR, European Union, Free Movement
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Zimbabwe Hearing in UKSC: Watch Live 18-19 June
The latest post on these cases can be found here. The rest of this post continues as originally published. On Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June 2012, Lady Hale and Lords Hope, Kerr, Clarke, Dyson, Wilson and Reed will hear … Continue reading
Posted in Article 2, Article 3, Asylum, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Removals, UKSC, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, ECHR, Refugee Convention, Tribunals, UK Supreme Court
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Unacceptable Behaviour and Deportation – Part 2
Mahajna v Home Secretary (deportation hate speech – unacceptable behaviour) [2012] UKUT B1 (IAC). This post is a continuation of Unacceptable Behaviour and Deportation, Part 1. The Upper Tribunal The UT thought that although the SSHD’s views on the public interest were … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 10, Cases, ECHR, Israel, Palestine, Unacceptable Behaviour
Tagged ECHR, Jerusalem, Terrorism, Tribunals, Unacceptable Behaviour
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Unacceptable Behaviour and Deportation – Part 1
Mahajna v Home Secretary (deportation hate speech – unacceptable behaviour) [2012] UKUT B1 (IAC) This case was about much more than immigration. It was also about the problems of the Middle East. In fact, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the British authorities’ … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 10, Detention, ECHR, Israel, Palestine, Tribunals
Tagged ECHR, Jerusalem, Terrorism, Tribunals, Unacceptable Behaviour
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Children and Conflicts between Courts
In the Matter of S (a Child) [2012] UKSC 10 (14 March 2012) This case is about a relationship which became sour. A two-year old child, “W”, was involved and the UK Supreme Court unanimously declined to return the child to Australia … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Children, ECHR, Hague Convention, UKSC
Tagged Article 8, Australia, Case Law, Child Abduction, Strasbourg, UK Supreme Court
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A rule is a rule
Miah & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 261 (07 March 2012) This is an important case. The Court of Appeal (Maurice Kay, Stanley Burnton and Lewison LJJ) unanimously decided that there was no … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Pankina, PBS, Tier 2
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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Extradition and family life hearing in Supreme Court
UPDATE: The UKSC handed down judgment in these cases today (20 June 2012). The press summary is available here and the judgment is available here. BAILII judgment available here. The Court unanimously allowed the appeal in the case of FK. … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Children, ECHR, European Union, Extradition, United States
Tagged Article 8, Extradition Act 2003, UK Supreme Court, ZH (Tanzania)
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Students, cancellation, curtailment and private life
Fiaz (cancellation of leave to remain – fairness) Pakistan [2012] UKUT 57 (IAC) (22 February 2012) Facts Having one’s leave/visa curtailed is quite a serious matter but to have it cancelled is a lot worse. In this case the appellant … Continue reading
Human Trafficking, Dublin II and Certification
In AA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 23 the Court of Appeal (Longmore and Maurice Kay LJJ, Sir David Keene) unanimously affirmed Mrs Justice Thirlwall’s decision in the High Court. From AA’s perspective, the … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Council of Europe, ECHR, European Union, Human Trafficking
Tagged Asylum, CoE, Dublin II, ECHR, Human Trafficking, UKBA
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National security case in Supreme Court
The UKSC has handed down its judgment in this case on 7 March 2012. The Court has allowed these appeals. The Judgment is available here and the press summary is available here. The past decade has produced a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Closed Evidence, Disclosure, ECHR, Human Rights Act, Removals
Tagged Article 6, ECHR, PTA 2005, SIAC, Terrorism, UK Supreme Court
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Refugee Convention and lawful presence?
Update - The UKSC handed down its judgment in this case on 21 March 2012 and the most recent post in relation to this case is available here. R (on the application of ST (Eritrea))(FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, ECHR, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human Rights, Persecution, Refugee Convention
Tagged Africa, Case Law, ECHR, Persecution, Removals
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Massive Somalia Guidance
Once the arena for the expansionist designs of European powers – such as Britain and Italy – in the Horn of Africa, Somalia is arguably the foremost complex humanitarian emergency in the world: pretty much Hell on Earth. These days, … Continue reading
Posted in Al-Shabab, Asylum, ECHR, Female Genital Mutilation, Human Rights, Mogadishu, Persecution, Somalia, Women
Tagged Africa, Asylum, Case Law, Drought, ECHR, Famine, FGM, Persecution, Removals
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A letter from Manchester
On any given day of the year Manchester’s streets buzz endlessly with chatter in the Punjabi language which – like headscarves, Qur’āns, shalwar kameez, mosques, miles of takeaways and foreigners – is a local trademark. Things, however, are not quite what they … Continue reading
Posted in ECHR, Immigration Amnesty, Manchester, Muslims, Pakistan, Politics, Removals, Settlement, UKSC
Tagged 9/11, ECHR, Immigration Amnesty, Manchester, Politics, Removals, Terrorism, UK Supreme Court
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R (Thamby) v SSHD: LTTE, nationality, naturalisation and “good character”
This judicial review case – Thamby, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1763 read judgment here – concerned the SSHD’s refusal to naturalise as a citizen a Tamil national of Sri … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, ECHR, False Statements, Genocide, International Law, Judicial Review, Nationality, Persecution, Sri Lanka
Tagged Asylum, British Nationality, ECHR, Genocide, LTTE, Removals, Sri Lanka, War Crimes
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European Hegemony: Kapitel Eins
“Flüchtlinge? Das sind keine Flüchtlinge, sondern illegale Migranten.” (Refugees? They are not refugees but illegal immigrants.) Some years ago Ilkka Laitinen, Executive Director of Frontex described refugees in the above manner to Der Standard; he simultaneously used the opportunity to … Continue reading
Posted in Council of Europe, ECHR, European Union, Frontex, Hegemony, Human Trafficking, International Law
Tagged Children, ECHR, European Union, Frontex, Human Trafficking, Luxembourg, Strasbourg
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Case Comment: Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (FC) (Appellant) v SSHD (Respondent) [2011] UKSC 23
The summarised facts of this case are that Shepherd Masimba Kambadzi (“SMK”), a national of Zimbabwe, arrived in the United Kingdom as a visitor with 6 months’ leave to enter on 30 October 2002. Subsequently, his leave was extended until … Continue reading
Posted in Article 5, Asylum, Court of Appeal, Detention, ECHR, Enforcement, High Court, Immigration Law, Private Prisons, Removals, UKBA, UKSC, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, Criminal Offences, Detention, ECHR, UK Supreme Court, UKBA
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