27 January 2017
Al-Waheed and another v Ministry of Defence [2017] UKSC 2, [2017] All ER (D) 39 (Jan)
The Supreme Court made rulings regarding alleged breaches of the claimants’ human rights under Art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, following the detention by British Army personnel of the claimants in Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively. The court ruled that the first claimant’s appeal would be dismissed, and the second claimant’s appeal allowed in part.
