The Weekly Law Reports
[2017] 2 WLR 327
Supreme Court
Al-Waheed
v
Ministry of Defence
Mohammed (Serdar) v Ministry of Defence and another (No 2) (Qasim and others intervening)
[2017] UKSC 2
2016 Feb 1,
2,
3,
4;
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PSC, Baroness Hale of Richmond DPSC, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Wilson, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes, Lord Toulson JJSC
2016 Oct 26;
2017 Jan 17
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PSC, Baroness Hale of Richmond DPSC, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Wilson, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes, Lord Hodge JJSC
Human rights— Liberty— Interference with— Claimant arrested and detained in Iraq by British armed forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolution— Afghan claimant arrested and detained for more than 96 hours by British armed forces acting in Afghanistan— Whether such detention lawful under Afghan law, United Nations Security Council resolution or international humanitarian law— Whether international humanitarian law providing authority to detain in non-international armed conflict— Whether procedural requirements of Convention right to liberty modified during such conflict— Whether claimants’ detention breaching rights to liberty—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42) Sch 1, Pt I, art 5