United Kingdom
R (on the application of Hooper and Others) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (February 14, 2002)
Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
Keywords: Discrimination-Gender/Sex; Other
Brief Summary:Case brought by widowers alleging discriminatory practices in government social security benefits; widowers were not permitted to receive the same benefits as widows from their deceased spouses.
CEDAW: The Court acknowledged that the UK was a party to CEDAW, an international agreement which recognized everyone's right to receive social security benefits.
R v. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, (April 26, 2004)
Queen's Bench Division
Keywords: Discrimination-Gender/Sex; Sexual Orientation; Other
Brief Summary: Claim brought challenging certain provisions of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 which exempted organized religion from the prohibition on the grounds of sexual orientation.
CEDAW: CEDAW cited as an international agreement which recognized equality before the law.
R (on the application of Khan) v. Oxforshire County Council, (October 4, 2002)
Queen's Bench Division
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R (on the application of Husan) v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, (February 24, 2005)
Queen's Bench Division
Keywords: Other
Brief Summary: Asylum case with claimant from Bangladesh claiming that returning him to Bangladesh would violate his human rights.
CEDAW: CEDAW is discussed in relationship to Bangladesh's human rights record, in particular a CEDAW committee report which expressed concern over the government's ability to protect women from violence.
EM (Lebanon) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, (November 21, 2006)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Keywords: Discrimination-Gender/Sex; Other
Brief Summary: Claimant is appealing a removal decision following her asylum claim on the grounds that the return of claimant and her son to Lebanon would violate her right to family life.
CEDAW: Claimant uses the provisions of CEDAW to strenghten her human rights claim under English law. The court does not dispute the binding nature of the documents but finds that the evidence at hand does not rise to the level of a "complete violation" or nullity of claimant's human rights.
Re J (a child)(return to a foreign jurisdiction: convention rights), (April 2, 2004)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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Bertolucci v. European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and Others, (July 22, 1997)
Employment Appeal Tribunal
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Islam v. Immigration Appeal Tribunal, (March 25, 1999)
House of Lords
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R (on the application of Hoxha) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, (March 10,2005)
House of Lords
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