Tag: international law

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31 March 2016

UK Supreme Court: Secretary of State decision to remove the hold on an individual's listing on the UN Security Council's Consolidated List of members of Al Qaida and its associates was lawful.

This UK Supreme Court judgment signals the end of lengthy court proceedings concerning the legality of the decision of the UK's Secretary of State for …
02 March 2015

Argentina cannot evade payments under its government bonds: German Court rejects suggestion of a general rule of international public law obliging all creditors to participate in debt restructuring with states in economic crisis

On 24 February 2015, the German Federal Court of Justice ("Bundesgerichtshof") handed down two judgements which could have a significant impact on …
17 November 2014

Belhaj v Straw: English Court of Appeal rules that state immunity and the act of state doctrine does not prevent claims against the British government for alleged involvement in unlawful rendition

On 30 October 2014, the Court of Appeal in Belhaj v Straw and Others [2014] EWCA Civ 1394 ruled that state immunity and the act of state doctrine did not …