Al-Skeini and Others v United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Al-Skeini_and_Others_v_United_Kingdom
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Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:application gptkb:Baha_Mousa
55721/07
Other relatives of Iraqi civilians
gptkbp:category gptkb:international_relations
Human rights law
Law of armed conflict
gptkbp:citation [2011] ECHR 1093
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 2011-07-07
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Skeini and Others v United Kingdom
gptkbp:importantFor Landmark case on extraterritorial jurisdiction of ECHR
gptkbp:judge gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Article_2_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
Article 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights
jurisdiction under European Convention on Human Rights
gptkbp:location gptkb:Basra,_Iraq
gptkbp:plotSummary Case concerning the extraterritorial application of the European Convention on Human Rights to actions of UK armed forces in Iraq.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Al-Jedda_v_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Banković_and_Others_v_Belgium
gptkbp:response gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:result Violation of Article 2 ECHR found
Court found UK had jurisdiction under Article 1 ECHR for deaths in British-occupied Iraq
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights_cases
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6