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Cases of Fornah and K
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HOUSE OF LORDS |
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[2006] UKHL 46
Date 18 October 2006
Before:
Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
(1) SSHD (Respondent) (2) Fornah (FC) (Appellant)
(1) K (FC) (Appellant) (2) SSHD (Respondents)
[On appeal from [2004] EWCA Civ 986 and [2004] EWCA Civ 680
Counsel
Appellants - For K; Nicholas Blake QC, Melanie Plimmer (Instructed by Browell Smith & Company)
For Fornah; Frances Webber, Kathryn Cronin (Instructed by Brighton Housing Trust Immigration Legal Services)
Respondents - For K; Rabinder Singh QC, Tim Eicke (Instructed by Treasury Solicitor)
For Fornah; Rabinder Singh QC, Robin Tam QC (Instructed by Treasury Solicitor)
Intervener in Fornah; Michael Fordham QC (instructed by Baker & McKenzie LLP) for UNHCR
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Lord Bingham of Cornhill |
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My Lords,
- 1. The question in each of these appeals, arising on very different facts, is whether the appellant falls within the familiar definition of "refugee" in
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The second appeal: the facts
Article 1A(2) of the Refugee Convention
The meaning of "a particular social group"
The meaning of "for reasons of"
The claim of the first appellant
The second appellant's claim
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Lord Hope of Craighead |
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The "family" as a particular social group
The particular social group in cases of female genital mutilation
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Lord Rodger of Earlsferry |
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Baroness Hale of Richmond |
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The persecution feared
Mrs K's case
Miss Fornah's case
Particular social group
Mrs K's case
Miss Fornah's case
Conclusion
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Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood |
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