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The House of Lords in Al-Jedda and Public International Law: Attribution of Conduct to Unauthorised Forces and the Power of the Security Council to Displace Human Rights.

Messineo, Francesco (2009) The House of Lords in Al-Jedda and Public International Law: Attribution of Conduct to Unauthorised Forces and the Power of the Security Council to Displace Human Rights. Netherlands International Law Review, 56 (1). pp. 35-62. ISSN 0165-070X. (doi:10.1017/S0165070X09000357) (KAR id:25910)

Abstract

This article deals with the recent Al-Jedda House of Lords judgment from the point of view of public international law. Mr Al-Jedda unsuccessfully sought a remedy under the Human Rights Act against his prolonged internment without charge or trial in a British prison in Iraq. The article provides an in depth analysis of the opinions delivered by their Lordships. It advances some criticism of the line of reasoning adopted. Despite reaching the right result, the distinguishing arguments employed by the House to eschew the controversial Behrami case by the European Court of Human Rights seem unconvincing. Secondly, the decision that Article 5 ECHR was ‘qualified and/or displaced’ was an inherently ambiguous one. It left too many questions open as to the law applicable to Mr Al-Jedda's internment, some of which this article seeks to clarify.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1017/S0165070X09000357
Subjects: K Law
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > Kent Law School
Depositing User: Deborah Sowrey
Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2010 09:35 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/25910 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Messineo, Francesco.

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