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Asset Freezing, Social Security, And Human Rights, Mel Cousins
Asset Freezing, Social Security, And Human Rights, Mel Cousins
Mel Cousins
This case analysis discusses a recent decision of the Court of Appeal concerning restrictions placed on the payment of certain social security benefits in the context of the UN asset freezing regime. The case is an interesting example of the sort of new questions coming before the courts in the post-9 11 world and raises a number of issues worthy of note. In particular, it raises the question of the approach which national and supranational courts should adopt to balancing the implementation of anti-terrorism measures with the upholding of the principles of human rights (and their application in practice).