R (on the application of (1) Faisal Attiyah Nassar Al-Saadoon (2) Khalaf Hussain Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence

Author: High Court (Queen's Bench Division) (Divisional Court)
Document source:

United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales)
Date:
19 December 2008

In this section

Applications dismissed.

Author

High Court (Queen's Bench Division) (Divisional Court)

Title

R (on the application of (1) Faisal Attiyah Nassar Al-Saadoon (2) Khalaf Hussain Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence

Document source

United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales)

Date

19 December 2008

Document number

[2008] EWHC 3098 (Admin)

Document type

Collection

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Iraq

Keywords

Death penalty

Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment

Human rights law

Jurisdiction

Prosecution vs persecution

Regional instruments

Right to justice

Right to life

Comments:

Applications for judicial review. The Divisional Court judgment was, subsequently, appealed before the Court of Appeal: [2009] EWCA Civ 7 .

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