Whether a stateless person who is unable to return to the country of his former habitual residence is, by reason of those facts alone, a refugee within the meaning of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, as modified by the 1967 New York Protocol. The Tribunal found, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department contends, that it is also necessary to establish a present well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of ‘race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion’.
Judges:
Pill, Clarke LJJ, Bennett J
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Civ 500, [2000] 3 WLR 1519, [2000] Imm AR 610, [2001] QB 601, [2000] INLR 646
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration, Human Rights
Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.231543
