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Secretary for Security v Sakthevel Prabakar

[2004] HKCFA 43
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Year2004
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

High standards of procedural fairness apply to torture claim assessments; the decision-maker must give anxious scrutiny to the claim and provide adequate reasons.

Area of Law

human-rights

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