The court was asked whether the asylum seekers were subject to the jurisdiction of Italy while they were detained on the ship flying the Italian flag.
Held: The court need not concern itself with the question whether the state is in a position to guarantee Convention rights to that individual other than those it is said to have breached.
27765/09 – HEJUD, [2012] ECHR 1845
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights
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Cited – Smith and Others v The Ministry of Defence SC 19-Jun-2013
The claimants were PRs of men who had died or were severely injured on active duty in Iraq being variously fired at by mistake by other coalition forces, or dying in vehicles attacked by roadside bombs. Appeals were heard against a finding that the . .
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Updated: 23 October 2021; Ref: scu.465565
