The Weekly Law Reports
[2007] 3 WLR 573
Court of Appeal
Regina (Baiai and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Nos 1 and 2)
Regina (Bigoku and another) v Same
Regina (Tilki)
v
Same
[2007] EWCA Civ 478
2007 April 30,
May 1, 2; 23
May 1, 2; 23
Waller, Buxton and Lloyd LJJ
Human rights
— Right to marry
— Interference with
— Persons subject to immigration control
— Requirement of written permission from Secretary of State to marry
— Permission refused to illegal immigrant
— Whether breach of right to marry
— Whether discrimination on grounds of religion or nationality
—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch. 1, Pt I, art 12
—
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (c 19), s. 19
—
Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/15), regs 7, 8