WC (No Risk of Double Punishment) China v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author: Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT)
Document source:

United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority
Date:
15 September 2004

In this section

Appeal dismissed.

Author

Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT)

Title

WC (No Risk of Double Punishment) China v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Document source

United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority

Date

15 September 2004

Document number

[2004] UKIAT 00253

Document type

Collection

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

China

Keywords

Country of origin information (COI)

Criminal justice

Death penalty

Deportation / Forcible return

Persecution based on political opinion

Prosecution vs persecution

Unlawful departure

Comments:

Heard on 24 February 2004. This decision is no longer factually accurate on the issue of double jeopardy: JC (Double Jeopardy: Art 10 CL) China v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2008] UKAIT 00036.

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