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REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE ACTION ABROAD: THE UK SUPREME COURT IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER

cam.issuedOnline2019-01-28
dc.contributor.authorSanger, A
dc.contributor.orcidSanger, Andrew [0000-0002-6718-2959]
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-15T00:30:40Z
dc.date.available2019-01-15T00:30:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In January 2017, the UK Supreme Court handed down landmark judgments in three cases arising out of the UK government's conduct abroad. In <jats:italic>Serdar Mohammed v Ministry of Defence</jats:italic>, the Court considered whether detention in non-international armed conflicts was compatible with the right of liberty in Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The second case, <jats:italic>Belhaj v Straw</jats:italic>, involved an examination of the nature and scope of the foreign act of State doctrine, and its applicability as a defence to tort claims arising out of the alleged complicity of the UK Government in human rights abuses abroad. Finally, <jats:italic>Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence</jats:italic> saw the Court examining the nature and scope of the Crown act of State doctrine, and its use as a defence to tort claims alleging unlawful detention and maltreatment. All three cases raise important doctrinal issues and have significant consequences for government accountability and access to a judicial remedy. At the heart of each decision is the relationship between international law and English law, including the ways in which international norms influence the development of English law and public policy, and how different interpretations of domestic law affect how judges resolve questions of international law. These cases also see the judges grapple with the role of the English court in the UK constitutional and international legal orders.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.35291
dc.identifier.eissn1471-6895
dc.identifier.issn0020-5893
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/287971
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020589318000374
dc.subjectCrown act of State
dc.subjectdetention
dc.subjectforeign act of State
dc.subjecthuman rights
dc.subjectinternational law and English law
dc.subjectnon-international armed conflict
dc.subjectpublic international law
dc.titleREVIEW OF EXECUTIVE ACTION ABROAD: THE UK SUPREME COURT IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-08-29
prism.endingPage66
prism.issueIdentifier1
prism.publicationDate2019
prism.publicationNameInternational and Comparative Law Quarterly
prism.startingPage35
prism.volume68
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-01-01
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1017/S0020589318000374

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