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United Kingdom crown act of statearmed conflictdetention

Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence

[2017] UKSC 1
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Crown act of state is not a defence to claims in tort arising from the mistreatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan; the defence does not extend to acts performed outside the Crown's territory.

Area of Law

public-law

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