| Title | R (on the application of (1) Faisal Attiyah Nassar Al-Saadoon (2) Khalaf Hussain Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence |
| Publisher | United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) |
| Author | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
| Publication Date | 21 January 2009 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Iraq |
| Topics | Death penalty | Human rights and fundamental freedoms | Human rights law | Jurisdiction | Regional instruments | Right to life | War crimes |
| Citation / Document Symbol | [2009] EWCA Civ 7 |
| Cite as | R (on the application of (1) Faisal Attiyah Nassar Al-Saadoon (2) Khalaf Hussain Mufdhi) v. Secretary of State for Defence, [2009] EWCA Civ 7, United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales), 21 January 2009, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,GBR_CA_CIV,49789e2d2.html [accessed 14 October 2022] |
| Comments | On appeal from the Divisional Court: [2008] EWHC 3098 (Admin). Leave to appeal to the House of Lords was refused. An admissibility application was subsequently made before the European Court of Human Rights; see Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. United Kingdom. |
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