Regina (Smith) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire; Secretary of State for Defence v Same – Times Law Reports

Posted May 30th, 2008 in armed forces, human rights, inquests, Iraq, jurisdiction, law reports by sally

Regina (Smith) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire; Secretary of State for Defence v Same

Queen’s Bench Division

“The right to life, protected by article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, could extend to members of the Armed Forces, wherever they might be; whether it did so would depend on the circumstances of the particular case.”

The Times, 30th May 2008

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