ECtHR - K2 v. the United Kingdom

Court name: European Court of Human Rights
State: United Kingdom
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), European Union law
Key aspects: Deportation and removal, Deprivation of nationality, Exclusion grounds, Respect for private and family life

The applicant challenged a decision depriving him of his British citizenship and excluding him from the United Kingdom because of his alleged involvement and link to terrorist-related activities. After failing in his appeals to the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Special Immigration Appeal Tribunal, the applicant complained to the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) under Articles 8 and 14. The Court rejected all of the applicant’s complaints, finding them to be manifestly ill-founded, and declared the application inadmissible.

France - Nancy Administrative Court of Appeal, case no. 18NC00383

Court name: Nancy Administrative Court of Appeal
State: France
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1954 Statelessness Convention
Key aspects: Burden of proof, Exclusion grounds, Residence permit, Respect for private and family life, Standard of proof, Statelessness and asylum, Statelessness determination

The applicant was born in Syria, where he was involved in violence in the context of an armed conflict. During his life in France he was convicted if multiple crimes and served prison sentences. His application for the statelessness status was rejected for two reasons - firstly, he did not show sufficient efforts to obtain or confirm his Syrian nationality, and secondly he fell under the exclusion clauses of the 1954 Convention - the latter having been the reason for rejecting his asylum claim too. The Court upheld the administrative decision on both grounds.