U.K. Court of Appeals Rules Libyan Can Sue U.K. Officials for Violating His Human Rights Overseas

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
30
Issue: 
14
Abstract: 
                On October 30, 2014, a U.K. Court of Appeal ruled that a Libyan man can sue high-level U.K. officials for their complicity in his 2004 rendition from China to Libya, where he was allegedly imprisoned and tortured.[1]