In my post introducing the symposium, I provided three reasons why I believed the discussion in my book was timely. Little did I know, at the time of writing, that the UK Supreme Court would deliver its judgment in Zubaydah v Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office right in the middle of the symposium,…

I am grateful to Professors Alex Mills, Cedric Ryngaert and Philippa Webb for discussing various aspects of my book on Torts in UK Foreign Relations in their posts. Their comments raise important questions about the act of state doctrines, the application of foreign law to tort claims arising out of the external exercise of British…

If a British soldier or a member of the British security services commits a wrong in a foreign country while acting in an official capacity, the victim’s best chance of obtaining a remedy is often to commence proceedings against the UK government in England. On what basis can such proceedings be brought? An international lawyer is likely to…