Hearings
England & Wales
01 Feb 2013 [2013] EWHC 95 (Admin); [2013] CN 897, DC
31 Jul 2014 [2014] EWCA Civ 1087; [2014] WLR (D) 361, CA
R (Hussein) v Secretary of State for Defence
Subject Matter
HUMAN RIGHTS — Laws of war — Iraqi seized and subjected to shouting regime — Whether policy behind treatment of detainees humane and lawful
INTERNATIONAL LAW — War — Geneva Conventions — Secretary of State’s policy authorising questioning of captured persons by means of technique involving shouting — Whether policy giving rise to unacceptable risk of inhumane treatment, threats, insults, or unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment — Whether compatible with international law — Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz 2, c 52), Sch 3, art 3, 17