Tag: Sanctions
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Bhavya Johari – The Political Constitution’s Broken Promise: Arms, Sanctions and Accountability after Al-Haq
In September 2024, the Government suspended around thirty arms export licences to Israel, having found a clear risk that United Kingdom equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. It exempted one category, creating a carve-out for components made in the United Kingdom for the F-35 combat aircraft, which continued to…
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Tom Mullen and Charlie Peevers: A Legal Black Hole in UK Waters? The Case of the MV Bella 1
The Facts On 7 January, United States military forces, supported by British forces, intercepted the oil tanker originally known as the Bella 1, then renamed the Marinera, in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland. The ship was sailed towards the UK, arrived in the Moray Firth on 13 January and anchored there in UK territorial…
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Mohammad Nayyeri: Divergence of EU and UK sanction regimes: The curious case of Iranian human rights abusers
Many of those who have engaged with constitutional ramifications of Brexit have warned that protection of human rights in the UK could be adversely affected. They particularly refer to the decision to stop the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights having effect after Brexit and also further indirect effects of it such as the uncertain fate…