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43 relations: Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, Anthony Hooper (judge), Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp, Atoll, Certiorari, Chagos Archipelago, Chagossians, Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service, Court of Appeal (England and Wales), David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Diego Garcia, Divisional court (England and Wales), Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Indian Ocean, John Laws (judge), Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance, Judicial functions of the House of Lords, Judicial review in English law, Legitimate expectation, Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, Louis Olivier Bancoult, Magna Carta, Mauritius, Napoleon, Order in Council, Peter Cresswell (judge), R. v. North and East Devon Health Authority, ex parte Coughlan, Richard Gibbs (judge), Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, Robin Cook, Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Statutory instrument, Stephen Sedley, Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, Treaty, Treaty of Paris (1814), Ultra vires, United Kingdom, United States, Zong massacre.
Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry
Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (18 September 1944 – 26 June 2011) was a Scottish academic, lawyer, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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Anthony Hooper (judge)
Sir Anthony Hooper PC (born 16 September 1937) is a former member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
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Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd.
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Atoll
An atoll, sometimes called a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.
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Certiorari
Certiorari, often abbreviated cert. in the United States, is a process for seeking judicial review and a writ issued by a court that agrees to review.
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Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands) are a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago.
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Chagossians
The Chagossians (also Îlois or Chagos Islanders) are people of African, Indian and Malay ancestry who inhabited the Chagos Islands, specifically Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, and the Salomon island chain, as well as other parts of the Chagos Archipelago, from the late 18th to the late 20th century.
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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service, or the GCHQ case, is a UK constitutional law and UK labour law case that held the Royal Prerogative was subject to judicial review.
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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)
The Court of Appeal (COA, formally "Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury
David Edmond Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, (born 10 January 1948) is an English judge.
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Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is an atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago.
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Divisional court (England and Wales)
A divisional court, in relation to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, means a court sitting with at least two judges.
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Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss
Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, GBE, PC (née Havers; born 10 August 1933), is a retired English judge.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), commonly called the Foreign Office, is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).
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John Laws (judge)
Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws PC (born 10 May 1945), is a former Lord Justice of Appeal.
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Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance
Jonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance, (born 6 June 1943) is a British lawyer and former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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Judicial functions of the House of Lords
The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, historically also had a judicial function.
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Judicial review in English law
Judicial review in English law enables people to challenge the exercise of power, often by a public body.
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Legitimate expectation
The doctrine of legitimate expectation was first developed in English law as a ground of judicial review in administrative law to protect a procedural or substantive interest when a public authority rescinds from a representation made to a person.
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Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann
Leonard Hubert "Lennie" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann PC GBS (born 8 May 1934) is a retired senior South African-British judge.
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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters.
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Louis Olivier Bancoult
Louis Olivier Bancoult (born 1964) is a Chagossian who is the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group.
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Magna Carta
Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), commonly called Magna Carta (also Magna Charta; "Great Charter"), is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
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Mauritius
Mauritius (or; Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius (République de Maurice), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent.
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Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Order in Council
An Order in Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms.
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Peter Cresswell (judge)
Sir Peter John Cresswell, DL (born 24 April 1944) is an English former High Court judge.
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R. v. North and East Devon Health Authority, ex parte Coughlan
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Richard Gibbs (judge)
Sir Richard John Hedley Gibbs (born 2 September 1941) is a British judge.
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Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell
Robert Douglas Carswell, Baron Carswell, PC, QC (born 28 June 1934), is a retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
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Robin Cook
Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a Scottish Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001, when he was replaced by Jack Straw.
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Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom
The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognised in the United Kingdom as the sole prerogative of the Sovereign and the source of many of the executive powers of the British government.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, normally referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a senior, high-ranking official within the Government of the United Kingdom and head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Statutory instrument
In many countries, a statutory instrument is a form of delegated legislation.
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Stephen Sedley
Sir Stephen Sedley (born 9 October 1939) is a British lawyer.
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Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill
Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill (called Tom; 13 October 193311 September 2010), was an eminent British judge and jurist who served as Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and Senior Law Lord.
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Treaty
A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations.
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Treaty of Paris (1814)
The Treaty of Paris, signed on 30 May 1814, ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars, following an armistice signed on 23 April between Charles, Count of Artois, and the allies.
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Ultra vires
Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning "beyond the powers".
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Zong massacre
The Zong massacre was the mass killing of 133 African slaves by the crew of the British slave ship Zong in the days following 29 November 1781.
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