UK Appeals Court Holds UK Terrorism Act Partly Incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Author:

Michael Plachta

Volume:

32

Issue:

1

Abstract:

On January 19, 2016, the UK Court of Appeal (Civil Division), acting on appeal from the High Court Queens Bench Division, delivered a judgment in a widely publicized case of The Queen on the application of David Miranda v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. The ruling was made by Lord Dyson (the Master of the Rolls) with Lord Justice Richards and Lord Justice Floyd.