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T v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

United Kingdom, England.  03 November 1994 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Aliens — Refugees — Criteria for grant of asylum — Refusal on ground of involvement in “serious non-political crimes” — Applicant claiming that threat to life or freedom because of political opinions if returned to Algeria — Applicant a member of illegal organization carrying out acts of violence to promote political objectives in Algeria — Admission by applicant of involvement in incidents leading to deaths — Whether requirement that gravity of offences be weighed against threat to life and freedom of applicant — Political nature of crimes — Whether nature of offence disproportionate to political objective — Requirement of causal link between offence and political aim — Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, Sections 1F and 33 — The law of England

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© Cambridge University Press 1997

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