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- Boris Johnson insults the 3.6m EU citizens who have made the UK their home | Letter December 9, 2019 Letters
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Tag Archives: Constitution
Pakistan and the Child Abduction Convention
Pakistan is notorious for child abduction. The UK has a large and vibrant British-Pakistani community of more than a million people making it the largest Pakistani population in Europe. On 22 December 2016, Pakistan deposited its instrument of accession to … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abduction, Children, Hague Convention, Human Rights, Pakistan, Women
Tagged Brexit, Children, Constitution, European Union, Pakistan, Spouses, Supreme Court of Pakistan
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Case Preview: Alvi and Munir in Supreme Court
The latest post on Alvi is available here. For the impact of Alvi on the Immigration Rules see post here. The latest post on Rahman, Munir and DP 5/96 is available here. Original post continues below. Writing last week on the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Sedley LJ, Settlement
Tagged Constitution, DP 5/96, Free Movement, Immigration Cap, UK Supreme Court, Zane Malik
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Constitutional cases in the points-based system
Although many facets of immigration control in the UK can be changed there are some matters of principle which executive power cannot vary without the consent of Parliament. Equally, the debate about the exercise of the home secretary’s discretionary powers … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, High Court, Immigration Law, PBS, Sedley LJ, UKSC
Tagged Constitution, ECHR, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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The Coalition Government and Immigration’s New Clothes
It appears from the view taken by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) that the Points Based System introduced by the former Labour government is working. The system has had more success in controlling immigration than its introducing Labour … Continue reading
Pre-23 June Overseas Applications, the Pankina Judgment, and Judicial Review
The Pankina Policy: Reliefs and Exclusions Subsequent to the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719, the Points Based System Maintenance (Funds): Policy Document produced by the UKBA selectively … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged AP (Russia), Constitution, ECHR, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Pankina, Points Based System
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Case Comment: TM (Zimbabwe) & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 916
The present case from Zimbabwe is about refugee sur place activity. This is where persons who were not refugees when they left their countries of origin became refugees later because of intervening events. Refugees sur place may owe their fear … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Cases, Court of Appeal, Persecution, UKBA, Zimbabwe
Tagged Asylum, Constitution, Immigration, Refugee Convention
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Pankina Reliefs
Pankina, or AP (Russia) was a landmark case and it has given rise to a multitude of new issues in immigration law. The case demonstrates that the Points Based System (“PBS”) is susceptible to legal challenges which are constitutionally well … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Consultation(s), ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Russia, Tier 1
Tagged AP (Russia), Constitution, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System, Russia, UKBA
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