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R v Ministry of Defence, ex parte Smith

[1996] QB 517; [1995] EWCA Civ 22; [1996] 1 All ER 257

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year1995

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The more substantial the interference with fundamental rights, the more the court will require by way of justification before being satisfied the decision is reasonable; but on heightened-Wednesbury scrutiny the ban on homosexuals in the armed forces was not irrational at the time.

Area of Law

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