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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 the deaths of six citizens in Iraq involving British forces 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 inquiry into those deaths for the purposes of Arts 2 and 3.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2005/0461, C1/2005/0461B
   
Neutral Citation:   [2005] EWCA 1609 (Civ)
   
Judge(s): Brooke, Sedley and Richards LLJ
   
Date: 21 December 2005