Al-Jedda v SSD: Who is Responsible for British Troops Abroad?

The legal consequences of the war in Iraq have been many and varied. Not until R (Al-Jedda) v Secretary of State for Defence [2007] UKHL 58, however, has the House of Lords had to grapple with the issue of whether the actions of British troops operating as part of a Multi-National Force in Iraq are attributable to our Government or to the United Nations.

• Article from Public Law Focus, March 2008