Abuse of executive power over Chagos Islanders
Regina (Bancoult) v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No. 2)
Court of Appeal
“The use of orders in council to frustrate a ruling of the court in order to prevent the return of Chagos Islanders to their homeland was an unlawful abuse of power by the executive government.”
The Times, 31st May 2007
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