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What is a human rights claim?

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Published on: 01 May 2015

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Immigration analysis: What constitutes a human rights claim giving a right of appeal under the Immigration Act 2014 appeals regime? Keelin McCarthy, barrister at Lamb Building, looks at the case of Waqar, which gives the Upper Tribunal’s response to this question, at least in relation to further submissions where there has been a previous asylum or human rights claim. She advises lawyers to expect judicial review challenges to the impact of many of the Immigration Act 2014 (IA 2014) provisions in the months ahead.

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