Hearings
03 Nov 1941 [1941] UKHL 1; [1942] AC 206; [1941] 3 All ER 338, HL
Liversidge v Anderson
Subject Matter
WAR — Emergency Legislation — Detention of person — Belief of Secretary of State that person of hostile associations — Cause for belief — Powers of court — Defence (General) Regulations, 1939, reg. 18B.
[1941] UKHL 1; [1942] AC 206; [1941] 3 All ER 338, HL
Commentary
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