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 of 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, Leonard 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, Thomas 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 lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Anthony Hooper (judge)
Sir Anthony Hooper PC (born 16 September 1937) is a former member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd.
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.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Atoll ·
Certiorari
Certiorari, often abbreviated as cert. in the United States, is a writ seeking judicial review.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Certiorari ·
Chagos Archipelago
The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean; situated some due south of the Maldives archipelago.
Chagossians
The Chagossians (also Îlois or Chagos Islanders) are people of African, Indian and Malay heritage who previously inhabited the Chagos Islands, specifically Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, and the Salomon island chain, as well as other parts of the Chagos Archipelago.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Chagossians ·
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service, also known as the GCHQ case, is an English administrative law and UK labour law case that held the Royal Prerogative was subject to judicial review.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England, commonly known as the Court of Appeal of England and Wales or, simply, the Court of Appeal, is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it.
David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury
David Edmond Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, PC (born 10 January 1948), is an English judge.
Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is an atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Diego Garcia ·
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.
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss
Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, GBE, PC (born 10 August 1933, née Havers) is a retired English judge.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), commonly called the Foreign Office, is a department of the British Government.
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.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Indian Ocean ·
John Laws (judge)
Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws (born 10 May 1945), styled The Rt Hon.
Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance
Jonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance, PC (born 6 June 1943) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Judicial functions of the House of Lords
The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function, historically also had a judicial function.
Judicial review in English law
Judicial review is a procedure in English administrative law by which the courts in England and Wales supervise the exercise of public power on the application of an individual or organisation.
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.
Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann
Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC (born 8 May 1934) is a retired senior British judge.
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the United Kingdom in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters.
Louis Olivier Bancoult
Louis Olivier Bancoult is a Chagossian who is the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta (Latin for "the Great Charter"), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Magna Carta ·
Mauritius
Mauritius (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.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Mauritius ·
Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Napoleon ·
Order in Council
An Order in Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms.
Peter Cresswell (judge)
Sir Peter John Cresswell (born 24 April 1944) is an English former High Court judge.
R. v. North and East Devon Health Authority, ex parte Coughlan
R.
Richard Gibbs (judge)
Sir Richard John Hedley Gibbs (born 2 September 1941) is a British judge.
Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell
Robert Douglas Carswell, Baron Carswell, PC, QC (born 28 June 1934), is a retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
Robin Cook
· Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a British 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 to 2001.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Robin Cook ·
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.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary) is a senior official as one of the Great Offices of State within Her Majesty's Government and head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Statutory Instrument
In many countries, a statutory instrument is a form of delegated or secondary legislation.
Stephen Sedley
Sir Stephen Sedley (born 9 October 1939), was a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales from 1999 to 2011.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Stephen Sedley ·
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill
Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, (13 October 1933 – 11 September 2010), was a British judge and jurist.
Treaty
A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Treaty ·
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 May between Charles, Count of Artois, and the allies.
Ultra vires
Ultra vires is a Latin phrase meaning "beyond the powers".
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Ultra vires ·
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign state in Europe.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and United Kingdom ·
United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly referred to as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major territories and various possessions.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and United States ·
Zong massacre
The Zong massacre was the mass murder of an estimated 132–142 enslaved Africans by the crew of the slave ship Zong in the days following 29 November 1781.
New!!: R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex p Bancoult (No 2) and Zong massacre ·
Redirects here:
British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004, R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2), R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No. 2).