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A v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Belmarsh case)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/A_v_Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department_(Belmarsh_case)
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Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
Belmarsh case
gptkbp:application
A and others
gptkbp:category
UK constitutional law
UK anti-terrorism law
UK human rights law
gptkbp:citation
[2004] UKHL 56
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date
16 December 2004
gptkbp:decidedBy
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:effect
led to repeal of Section 23 and introduction of Control Orders
gptkbp:heldBy
Section 23 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Belmarsh case)
gptkbp:judge
gptkb:Lord_Hoffmann
gptkb:Baroness_Hale
gptkb:Lord_Hope
gptkb:Lord_Nicholls
gptkb:Lord_Bingham
gptkb:Lord_Walker
Lord Rodger
Lord Scott
Section 23 was discriminatory and disproportionate
gptkbp:legalSubject
human rights
detention without trial
anti-terrorism law
gptkbp:location
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Anti-terrorism,_Crime_and_Security_Act_2001
Belmarsh Prison
gptkbp:response
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department
gptkbp:significance
landmark case on human rights and anti-terrorism law in the UK
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lord_Steyn
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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