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National Security Courts: A European Perspective, Mindia Vashakmadze
National Security Courts: A European Perspective, Mindia Vashakmadze
Pace International Law Review Online Companion
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The Ripple Effect: Guantanamo Bay In The United Kingdom's Courts, C.R.G. Murray
The Ripple Effect: Guantanamo Bay In The United Kingdom's Courts, C.R.G. Murray
Pace International Law Review Online Companion
The human rights abuses suffered by detainees held at Guantánamo Bay have dominated many of the cases before the United Kingdom’s courts. The Human Rights Act of 1998, still relatively new to the statute book, played a central role in the detainees’ arguments. The ultimate court decisions, however, often relegate such factors to the background of the case. This article examines why the deciding courts declined to develop the law of diplomatic protection on the basis of human rights concerns, and why such arguments continue to be employed by detainees. Furthermore, the article assesses why the English courts have shown …