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Bank Mellat v HM Treasury (No 2)

[2013] UKSC 39
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The UKSC established the four-stage proportionality test for human rights cases: legitimate aim, rational connection, necessity, and fair balance between individual and community interests.

Key Principle

proportionality; four-stage test for proportionality in human rights cases; financial sanctions on Iranian bank

Area of Law

public-law

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