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Al-Skeini v. Secretary of State for Defence

House of Lords

[2007] UKHL 26

Constitutional Law
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Relatives (plaintiffs) of Iraqi civilians killed in Basra, one allegedly through mistreatment by British forces, sued the Secretary of State for Defence (defendant) under the Human Rights Act 1998, seeking an independent inquiry and challenging the Secretary's rejection of liability.

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Whether a presumption of territorial application accompanies any domestic statute passed by a state's legislature.

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