Tomanovic and Others v Foreign and Commonwealth Office: CA 4 Feb 2021

Claims against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, that the Head of the Special Prosecutions Office of the Republic of Kosovo failed to investigate offences committed against the claimants’ loved ones; this was a breach of the obligation to investigate unlawful killings and abductions under s.6 Human Rights Act 1998 read with articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and that a claim lies against the FCO as his employer responsible for his secondment to work as a prosecutor in Kosovo.

Judges:

Lady Justice Simler

Citations:

[2021] EWCA Civ 117

Links:

Bailii, Judiciary

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Human Rights

Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.657658