AN (Afghanistan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Editors: Greenwood, Christopher; Lee, Karen
• Is Part Of: International law reports. Volume 171(2018)
• Page Start: 556
• Page End: 567
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Aliens -- Human rights -- International criminal law -- War and armed conflict; United Nations Human Rights Committee; International law -- Cases -- Periodicals; Treaties -- Periodicals; 341.0268
• DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781108289863.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-0671

Abstract

Abstract : Aliens — Refugees — Determination of refugee status — Exclusion from protection due to participation in international crimes — Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 — Interpretation — Article 1F — Whether "serious reasons for considering" appellant was complicit in war crimes — Standard of proof — Whether change of approach by UK Supreme Court in Al-Sirri material to Asylum and Immigration Tribunal decision Human rights — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 3 — Non-refoulement — Whether entitlement to additional protection under Convention relating to Status of Refugees, 1951 or EU Council Directive 2004/83/EC International criminal law — War crimes — Elements of complicity in war crimes — Whether finding of English judge that appellant complicit in war crimes correct War and armed conflict — Non-international armed conflict — Afghanistan — Whether appellant complicit in war crimes during non-international armed conflict — The law of England