Contributing editor John McGroarty has prepared a comprehensive Strasbourg case law update for February 2010, which can be downloaded here:
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Strasbourg case law – February 2010
March 15, 2010 | No CommentsEqualities and Human Rights Commission Guidance to Public Authorities on the Provision of Goods and Services to Trans People
March 14, 2010 | No CommentsThe Equalities and Human Rights Commission has published guidance to public authorities on the provision of goods and services to trans people, in order to help public authorities meet their equality duties and human rights obligations towards trans people.
Read the full article »Joint Committee on Human Rights Counter–Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Annual Renewal of Control Orders Legislation 2010
March 14, 2010 | No CommentsThe Joint Committee on Human Rights has published its ninth report of the Parliamentary Session 2009-10. The summary of the report states:
“On 1 February 2010 the Home Secretary laid before both Houses the draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2010. This provides for the continuation of the control order regime from …
R (K (Iran)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 115
March 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe appellant claimed damages arising from the delay in the processing his asylum application. He submitted that the delay caused two types of damage: first, it aggravated his existing psychiatric condition; secondly, he lost the opportunity of presenting his case during a period (a “window of lucidity”), when, it is said, his mental condition was such that he could still …
Read the full article »R (Boroumand) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWHC 225 (Admin)
March 12, 2010 | No CommentsThis was an appeal against the deportation of an Iranian national whose application for asylum was refused and whose appeal rights were exhausted by 17 March 2005. He was subsequently convicted of grievous bodily harm. He wished to make a subsequent claim for humanitarian protection, however, the Secretary of State maintained that he was excluded from humanitarian protection due to …
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