Regina (Al-Skeini and Others) v. Secretary of State for Defence – Times Law Reports

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

Regina (Al-Skeini and Other) v. Secretary of State for Defence

 House of Lords

“The Human Rights Act 1998 was capable of applying to acts of a United Kingdom public authority performed outside its territory only where the victim was within the jurisdiction of the UK for purposes of article 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

The Times, 14th June 2007

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