PASCUA JANICE ALCARAZ V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
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Case Significance
PASCUA JANICE ALCARAZ V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCA 579 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 24 June 2025, concerning the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (including s 8), the Immigration Ordinance, and the Rules of the High Court. It arose from the earlier Court of First Instance judgment in Pascua Janice Alcaraz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1328. The appellant subsequently pursued a further appeal reported as Pascua Janice Alcaraz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 478, and the 2025 decision has been referenced in other non-refoulement applications before the Court of First Instance, including Karim Abdul v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 1350, Bui Duy Hung v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 177, Mehmood Faisal v. Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 2205, and Nalubega Victoria v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 720.
What ordinances were engaged in Pascua Janice Alcaraz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 579?
The Court of Appeal decision engaged the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including s 8, together with the Immigration Ordinance and the Rules of the High Court, in a non-refoulement judicial review appeal decided 24 June 2025.
Did Pascua Janice Alcaraz's case return to court after [2025] HKCA 579?
Yes. The same appellant is named in the later Pascua Janice Alcaraz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 478, a further Court of Appeal proceeding.
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