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  UK court rules European human rights laws apply to soldiers in Iraq

  Posted: May 18th, 2009, 10:54am MSD by Andrew Morgan

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  [JURIST] The England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) on Monday ruled [judgment text] that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) [text] applies to UK troops serving abroad. The court found that the UK's obligation under the Human Rights Act of 1998 [text], which implemented the ECHR in the UK, extends in some cases beyond territorial jurisdiction, including foreign service by