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:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Human Rights
Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.657658
