Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB

Subject Matter

HUMAN RIGHTS — Right to fair trial — Suspected international terrorist — Home Secretary issuing non-derogating control orders — Court hearing to consider whether Secretary of State's orders flawed — Justification for orders contained in closed material — Essence of closed material not disclosed to suspected terrorists — Whether statutory provisions for supervision by court compatible with right to fair hearing — Whether non-derogating control order constituting criminal charge — Extent of procedural protection required by Convention right — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6 — Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, s 3, Sch, para 4

[2006] EWCA Civ 1140; [2007] QB 415; [2006] 3 WLR 839, CA

[2007] UKHL 46; [2008] AC 440; [2007] 3 WLR 681; [2008] 1 All ER 657, HL(E)

HUMAN RIGHTS — Right to liberty — Suspected international terrorist — Home Secretary issuing non-derogating control order — Suspected terrorist required to remain within specified residence 14 hours per day and otherwise confined to small urban area — Prohibition on contact with other persons without prior authorisation — Whether obligations amounting to deprivation of liberty — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 5 — Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, s 2

[2007] UKHL 46; [2008] AC 440; [2007] 3 WLR 681; [2008] 1 All ER 657, HL(E)

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