Hearings
England & Wales
28 Oct 2004 [2004] EWCA Civ 1394; [2005] QB 699; [2005] 2 WLR 808, CA
14 Jun 2006 [2006] UKHL 26; [2007] 1 AC 270; [2006] 2 WLR 1424; [2007] 1 All ER 113, HL(E)
Jones v Ministry of the Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs intervening)
Additional names
Mitchell v Al-Dali
Subject Matter
INTERNATIONAL LAW — State immunity — Civil claims alleging torture — Claims alleging systematic torture of claimants by state officials while in custody of foreign state — Whether state entitled to immunity in respect of torture claims — Whether state entitled to claim immunity in respect of claims against officials — State Immunity Act 1978, ss 1(1), 14(1) — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6 — Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 (1990), art 14(1)
[2005] QB 699; [2007] 1 AC 270; [2005] 2 WLR 808; [2006] 2 WLR 1424
Appellate History
Jones v Ministry of the Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs intervening) [2004] EWCA Civ 1394; [2005] QB 699; [2005] 2 WLR 808, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed in part
Jones v Ministry of the Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs intervening) [2006] UKHL 26; [2007] 1 AC 270; [2006] 2 WLR 1424; [2007] 1 All ER 113, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Foreign States and Diplomats - Foreign States
14.45
Articles of the Convention Incorporated into the Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 6: right to a fair trial - Rights protected by art. 6 91.21