Domestic Courts Flashcards
1
Q
Kadi
A
ECHR right to engage in JR of EU acts, including where acts are implementing SC resolutions
ECJ: JR indispensable
2
Q
R v Jones
A
IL def of crime irrelevant in national proceedings
3
Q
Al Jedda
A
In custody of Br troops in Iraq - ECH on HR or UN SC Res?
Bingham: Obliged to comply w SC Res
A103 UN Charter - primacy
ECHR: Presume SC does not intent to impose any obligations to breach HRs - No conflict
4
Q
Nada
A
Cannot interpret convention in vacuum - general IL principles
Harmonised as far as possible - unnecessary to determine hierarchy
5
Q
Al Dulimi
A
Freeze financial assets
Presume SC does not intend to breach HRs
JR possible
No real conflict here
6
Q
A103 UN Charter
A
Conflict - obligations under UN Charter shall prevail