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The Court as Gatekeeper: Customary International Law in English Courts.

The article discusses the position of the court as a gatekeeper in relation to several cases regarding customary international law in English courts. The first case discussed, is the Jones and Milling case in which individuals engaged in acts of civil disobedience to avoid criminal liability appeale...

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Published in:Modern Law Review Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 458 - 472
Main Author: Capps, Patrick
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2007
Subjects:
International law
Courts
Civil disobedience
Criminal liability (International law)
Judgment (Psychology)
International relations policy
Transvaal (South Africa)
South Africa
United Kingdom
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