Detention of individuals in the context of war

Analysis

Human Rights analysis: Does the UK government have any right in law to detain people in Afghanistan? Keren Adams, a consultant at Leigh Day, represented the claimant in Mohammed v Ministry of Defence. She says the case will add to mounting pressure on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to review the way it conducts future detention operations overseas.

Original news

Mohammed v Ministry of Defence and other claims [2014] EWHC 1369 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 70 (May)