The United Kingdom does not understand the Committee 's reference to `` minimum standards '' as the standards applied are those which have been interpreted in case-law , for example , by the European Court of Human Rights . In February 2009 the House of Lords upheld the use of government to government assurances with Algeria and Jordan in their judgment in the cases of Othman ( OO ) and RB & U . In doing so the House of Lords was satisfied that the relevant appellate body ( the Special Immigration Appeals Commission ) had applied the correct legal tests in determining the adequacy of assurances with Algeria and Jordan and that it was open to the Commission to reach the factual conclusions it did .