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UK - Court of Appeal, 23 January 2003, FP (Iran) & MB (Libya) v Secretary of state for the Home Department, [2007] EWCA Civ 13
Country of applicant: Iran, Libya
Fairness requires that an applicant in a protection claim is not bound by the procedural error of his legal representative. Procedural rules should not result in unfairness to asylum seekers.
Date of decision: 23-01-2003
Relevant International and European Legislation: EN - Asylum Procedures Directive, Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005,Art 33,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,Article 6
ECtHR - Hilal v. the United Kingdom, Application no. 45276/99, 6 June 2001
Country of applicant: Tanzania

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the proposed expulsion of a Tanzanian national from the United Kingdom to Tanzania will expose him to inhuman and degrading treatment, in violation of Article 3 of the Convention.

Date of decision: 06-06-2001
Relevant International and European Legislation: Article 3,Article 6,Article 8,Article 13,Article 27,Article 31,Article 41,Article 44
ECtHR - Cyprus v. Turkey , Application no. 25781/94, 10 May 2001
Country of applicant: Cyprus

Turkey’s continual and severe failure to carry out an effective investigation into the circumstances of disappearance of Greek-Cypriots, who were at the time under the control of its agents, constituted a violation of Articles 2,3 and 5 of the ECHR. The circumscription of freedom of movement, religion and association of Greek-Cypriots in Northern Greece constituted violations of Articles 9 and 10 and the continual violation of Article 1 Protocol 1 by virtue of preventing Greek Cypriot owners from having access to, control and use of their property was also found by the Court.

Date of decision: 10-05-2001
Relevant International and European Legislation: ECHR (Frist Protocol),Art 2,Council of Europe Instruments,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,Article 1,Article 2,Article 3,Article 4,Article 5,Article 6,Article 8,Article 9,Article 10,Article 11,Article 13,Article 14,Article 17,Article 18,Article 19,Article 32,Article 33,Article 35,Art 1
ECtHR - Velikova v. Bulgaria , Application no.41488/98, 18 May 2000
Country of applicant: Bulgaria

Applicant complained under Articles 2, 6, 13 and 14 of the Convention in relation to the death of her partner while in police custody.

Date of decision: 18-05-2000
Relevant International and European Legislation: Article 2,Article 3,Article 6,Article 13,Article 14,Article 25,Article 38,Article 41
ECtHR - Amuur v. France, Application no 19776/92, 25 June 1996
Country of applicant: Somalia

The Court found that the French authorities had violated Article 5 para 1 of the Convention by holding four Somali nationals in the international zone of the Paris-Orly airport.

Date of decision: 25-06-1996
Relevant International and European Legislation: 1951 Refugee Convention,EN - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,Article 3,Article 5,Article 6,Article 13,Article 25,Article 32,Article 43,Article 47,Article 50,Art 5.1