R (Al-Skeini and others) v. Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted June 15th, 2007 in armed forces, human rights, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

R (Al-Skeini and others) v. Secretary of State for Defence (Aire Centre and 10 others intervening) 

S 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 was capable of applying to acts committed by a UK public authority outside its territory where in exceptional circumstances the victim was “within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom” for purposes of art1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

WLR Daily, 13th June 2007

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