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Holland v. Lampen-Wolfe

United Kingdom, England.  20 July 2000 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Distinction between sovereign and non-sovereign acts — Nature of the act — Importance of the context in which the act occurs — Provision of education for the armed forces of a State — State contracting out provision of certain educational facilities — Allegedly defamatory memorandum written in context of provision of education — Whether sovereign act — Immunity of officials for acts performed in official capacity

Human rights — Right of access to court — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 6 — Whether recognition of sovereign immunity a violation of right of access to court — The law of England

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2002

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