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Belhaj v. Straw (Eng. Wales Ct. App.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Jonathan P. Worboys
Jonathan P. Worboys*
Affiliation:
Henderson Chambers, London King’s CollegeLondon
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The English courts are alive with international cases. In recent years, matters ranging from the interpretation and effect of UN Security Council resolutions to the obligation of the British government to advance cases of diplomatic protection have been determined. These cases have been of fundamental importance from the perspective of both English law and public international law. Belhaj v. Straw is one notable example.

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International Legal Materials
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International Legal Materials , Volume 54 , Issue 6 , December 2015 , pp. 1069 - 1114
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2015

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References

* This text was reproduced and reformatted from the text available at the British and Irish Legal Information Institute website (visited November 2, 2015), http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2014/1394.html.

1 R (on the application of Al-Jedda) v. Secretary of State for Defence [2007] UKHL 58.

2 R (Abbasi) v. Foreign Secretary [2002] EWCA Civ 1598 (Eng.).

3 Official Secrets Act 1989 c. 6 (Eng.).

4 See Belhaj v. Straw [2014] EWCA Civ 1394, 4 (Eng.).

5 For an account of Mr. Justice Simon’s reasoning, see id. ¶¶ 25–27.

6 Id. ¶¶ 37–47.

7 Id. ¶¶ 43–47.

8 Id. ¶ 39.

9 Id. ¶ 43.

10 Id. ¶¶ 114–121.

11 Id. ¶ 47.

12 Kuwait Airways Corpn v, Iraqi Airways Co (Nos. 4 and 5) [2002] 2 AC 883 (Eng ).