Scottish Human Rights Law Group

The Inner House refused an application by IA for leave to appeal under section 103B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 against a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, on the grounds that a UNHCR decision on an applicant’s refugee status is not binding on UK courts.
The applicant claimed that requiring him to leave the UK in …

The following article was published in the Scots Law Times on 18th March 2011 (S.L.T. 2011, 9, 45-50), and is reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher, and of the author, SHRLG contributing editor Gordon Junor.
 
A Pinnock defence – in Scotland
Gordon Junor
The author considers the possible implications of the Supreme Court decision in Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2010] …

Please note that the venue for the “Human Rights and Prisons: is this a contradiction in terms?” seminar by Professor Andrew Coyle on Thursday 10th March 2011 at 5:30pm has changed. The seminar is now being hosted by Murray Stable at the Mackenzie Building, 172 High Street, Edinburgh. If you would like to attend please contact us.

We are pleased to announce the second event in our 2011 lecture series.  Professor Andrew Coyle CMG will deliver a seminar entitled ‘Human Rights and Prisons:  is this a contradiction in terms?’

An illegal immigrant mother was successful in her appeal to the Supreme Court on the ground that her removal from the United Kingdom would constitute a disproportionate interference with her Article 8 right to respect for her private and family life.
The Supreme Court held that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in the decision whether …