Tag: european convention on human rights

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01 June 2015

English Court of Appeal confirms that the estate of a head of state who dies in office enjoys immunity only in respect of official acts

In the recent decision of Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2015] EWCA Civ 481, the English Court of Appeal (the Court) confirmed …
14 February 2014

ECHR reaffirms State immunity from civil proceedings for acts of torture in Jones v United Kingdom

In the recent case of Jones and others v United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) found that the United Kingdom had not breached …