Facts This case involved a series of claims brought by the families of troops killed while on duty in Iraq. The Smith claim arose from the death of UK soldiers on duty in Iraq in Snatch Land Rovers subject to the impact of an improvised explosive device. Mrs Smith alleged that the Ministry of Defence […]

Facts MrBelhaj was an opposition commander during the Libyan armed conflict of 2011 and is now leader of the Libyan Al-Watan Party. This claim involves allegations by Belhaj that he and his pregnant wife, MsBouchar, were abducted from China to Libya where they were subjected to torture by the Gaddafi regime, as part of the […]

Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects freedom of opinion and its expression. Below is a set of seven principles discussed by JUSTICE’s Council, ((JUSTICE’s work is overseen by its members via a Council chaired by Helena Kennedy (Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC). The Council meets twice a year and includes […]

What rights does Article 9 protect? Freedom (a) of thought, conscience and religion; (b) to change your religion or belief; and (c) to ‘manifest’ religion or belief in ‘worship, teaching, practice and observance either alone or with others, in public or private’. With which other rights is the right of freedom of thought, conscience and […]

What does Article 8 cover? The right to respect for your private and family life, your home and your correspondence. What are the limitations on these rights? Interference in this right must be: •In accordance with law •Necessary in a democratic society for the following reasons: National security, private safety, economic well-being of the country, […]

What does Article 7 cover? Non-retroactivity, the principle of legality or, if you are into Latin, nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege (no crime, no punishment without law). And precisely what does Article 7(1) say exactly? No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did […]