Asylum in UK Law
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E v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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First, there must have been a mistake as to an existing fact, including a mistake as to the availability of evidence on a particular matter. Secondly, the fact or evidence must have been "established", in the sense that it was uncontentious and objectively verifiable. Fourthly, the mistake must have played a material (not necessarily decisive) part in the Tribunal's reasoning.
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Januzi and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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The decision-maker, taking account of all relevant circumstances pertaining to the claimant and his country of origin, must decide whether it is reasonable to expect the claimant to relocate or whether it would be unduly harsh to expect him to do so. The decision-maker must do his best to decide, on such material as is available, where on the spectrum the particular case falls. All must depend on a fair assessment of the relevant facts.
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WM (DRC) and another v The Secretary of State for the Home Department
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He has to consider the new material together with the old and make two judgements. First, whether the new material is significantly different from that already submitted, on the basis of which the asylum claim has failed, that to be judged under rule 353(i) according to whether the content of the material has already been considered.
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Bugdaycay
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The most fundamental of all human rights is the individual's right to life and when an administrative decision under challenge is said to be one which may put the applicant's life at risk, the basis of the decision must surely call for the most anxious scrutiny. The most fundamental of all human rights is the individual's right to life and when an administrative decision under challenge is said to be one which may put the applicant's life at risk, the basis of the decision must surely call for the most anxious scrutiny.
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R (Westminster City Council) v National Asylum Support Service
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The use of the word "solely" makes it clear that only the able bodied destitute are excluded from the powers and duties of section 21(1)(a). The infirm destitute remain within. Their need for care and attention arises because they are infirm as well as because they are destitute. They would need care and attention even if they were wealthy. They would not of course need accommodation, but that is not where section 21(1A) draws the line.
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R (Q) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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The Attorney-General recognised the possibility of duress by threats against the families of asylum seekers, and this phenomenon is recorded in the Home Office research. It is also clear that some asylum seekers are so much under the influence of the agents who are shepherding them into the country that they cannot be criticised for accepting implicitly what they are told by them. To disregard the effect that they may have on their charges would be both unrealistic and unjust.
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Robinson
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When we refer to an obvious point we mean a point which has a strong prospect of success if it is argued.
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Asylum Destination Choice
This article examines what explains the relative attractiveness of West European countries as a destination for asylum seekers. Individuals coming to Western Europe in...
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Why Do States Grant Asylum?
Recent legislation introduced by European states to limit access to asylum is an attempt to reinforce the State's control of admission to its territory However, while certain of these states have e...
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Asylum Policies, Trafficking and Vulnerability
This article is located at the intersection of three recent debates on asylum in Europe: the efficacy of asylum policies; the trafficking of asylum seekers, and their growing vulnerability. Most co...
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New Approaches to Asylum?
Since its inception 50 years ago, the international asylum regime has shifted through a series of discernibly different approaches. The most recent approach has been characterized by restrictions o...
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British Tribunal Denies Asylum To Disingenuous Iranian Convert To Christianity
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Apply for court order about immigration or asylum ('application notice')
Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Upper Tribunal) forms including the judicial review form.
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Apply for a judicial review in an immigration or asylum case
Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Upper Tribunal) forms including the judicial review form.
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Application of renewal (UTIAC)
Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Upper Tribunal) forms including the judicial review form.... ... NOTE: The grounds you rely on MUST be appropriate for the final decision in your case under the Community Legal Service (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) Regulations 2005 ... I enclose all submissions and written evidence relevant to this application ... I do not ... ...
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Notice of change of solicitor
Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Upper Tribunal) forms including the judicial review form....Notice of change of ... representative ... Print form ... Upper Tribunal ... Immigration and Asylum Chamber ... Reset form ... Upper Tribunal No ... Print form ... Name of Applicant (including ref.) ... You should tick either box A or B as ... ...