Litigation

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.

 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.