The individual in international law — Position of — Human rights — European Convention for Protection of, 1950 (Article 26) — Duty to exhaust local remedies — Allegation of interference with right to family life — Immigration control — Whether immigrant can apply to be made ward of court — Whether this amounts to local remedy.

Jurisdiction — Personal — Over nationals and others who owe allegiance — Local allegiance owed by non-citizens — Duty of sovereign to protect subjects — Power to make non-citizen a ward of court — Potential conflict between wardship jurisdiction and immigration control — The law of England.