APPGER in the Upper Tribunal – Panopticon

Posted November 25th, 2013 in appeals, freedom of information, human rights, news, rendition, tribunals by tracey

‘The Upper Tribunal has finally handed down its judgment in All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition v IC & Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2013] UKUT 560 (AAC). It is a judgment of Charles and Burnett JJ and Judge Wikeley. The appeal was from an FTT judgment which is analysed in detail by Rachel Kamm here. That post also contains the background to the case. In essence, the request was made by the APPGER for information relating to the participation of the UK in the practice of extraordinary rendition.’

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Panopticon, 22nd November 2013

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