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12 April 2024
European Court Of Human Rights finds first violation of Convention rights based on climate change
The European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR“) has delivered three highly anticipated judgments on the application of the European Convention on Human …
23 June 2014
English High Court says that a head of state who dies in office enjoys immunity only in respect of official acts
Introduction In the recent decision of Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2014] EWHC 1807 (Ch), the High Court found that the …
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 …