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R (Al Skeini and Others) v Secretary of State for Defence (Redress Trust intervening)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (Al Skeini and Others) v Secretary of State for Defence (Redress Trust intervening)
   
Issue: Whether various deaths in Iraq occurred within the jurisdiction of the UK so as to fall within the scope of the ECHR and the Human Rights Act 1998; if so, whether there had been an adequate enquiry into the death for the purposes of Arts 2 and 3.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/2242/2004
   
Neutral Citation:   [2004] EWHC 2911 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Rix LJ, Forbes J
   
Date: 14 December 2004