Litigation
CASE OF HANAN v. GERMANY (Application no. 4871/16)
In our intervention, RSI supported its colleagues in their attempts to re-apply established rule of law principles to the changing nature of the conflict. This case contributes to our ongoing commitment to advocacy surrounding thorough investigations of violations of the right to life. ViewHanan v Germany – Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (application no. 4871/16)
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicants in the European Court of Human Rights, concerned the applicability of the Convention to the armed forces of states when deployed abroad, and the investigative obligations of states where individuals are killed by state action abroad. ViewR (Campaign Against the Arms Trade) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2019] EWCA Civ 1020
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicant in the Court of Appeal, concerned the legality of licensing exports of military equipment to Saudi Aribia for use in Yemen. ViewCorderoy and Ahmed v Information Commissioner, Attorney General’s Office and Cabinet Office, [2017] UKUT 495 (AAC); [2018] AACR 19
In this case, RSI challenged the Attorney General’s and Cabinet Offices’ refusal to disclose the legal advice which formed the basis of the UK’s first drone strike in Syria. ViewKeyu and Ors v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2015] UKSC 69
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Claimants in the Supreme Court, involved a determination of whether the UK government was required to hold a public inquiry into the killing of 24 unarmed civilians by British armed forces. ViewAl-Saadoon and Mufdhi v the UK, Application No. 61498/08 ECtHR
This case, in which RSI interved on behalf of the Claimants before the European Court of Human Rights, concerned the extraterritorial application of human rights protections to prisoners transferred from British custody in Iraq. ViewIn re McE (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) & Ors [2009] UKHL15
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicants in the House of Lords, concerned the legality of state surveillance of the Applicants’ visits with lawyers and doctors while in detention. ViewLiberty and British Irish Rights Watch v UK (Application No 1894/91)
This case was a challenge by RSI in the European Court of Human Rights to the legality of the interception of their private correspondences by the Ministry of Defence. ViewAl-Skeini v Secretary of State for Defence [2007] UKHL 26
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Appellants before the House of Lords, concerned the applicability of human rights protections to British conduct in Iraq. ViewA and Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2005] UKHL 71
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Appellants in the House of Lords, concerned the legality of indefinite detention of foreign nationals who were suspected of terrorism (but not convicted or even charged) in circumstances where they could not be deported. ViewIn re McKerr (AP) (Respondent) (Northern Ireland) [2004] UKHL 12
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicants in the House of Lords, concerned whether Article 2 of the Convention was engaged under domestic UK law when a death took place before the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998. ViewRe Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Northern Ireland) [2002] UKHL 25
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicant before the Court of Appeal, concerned the ability of the NIHRC to intervene as a third party. ViewMurray v United Kingdom, Application No. 18731/91 (Grand Chamber) [1996]
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicant in the European Court of Human Rights, concerned the legality of allowing negative inferences to be drawn from a suspect exercising their right to silence. ViewMcCann and Others v UK, Application No. 18984/91 (Grand Chamber) [1995]
This case, in which RSI intervened on behalf of the Applicants before the European Court of Human Rights, concerned the legality of the killing of three members of the Provisional IRA by British Special Forces and the state’s investigatory obligations under Article 2 of the Convention.
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