“… UK gave effect to the UN Resolutions by orders made under section 1 of the United Nations Act 1946, but in 2010 in Ahmed v HM Treasury (Nos. 1 and 2) (“Ahmed”)[2010] 2 AC 534, the Supreme Court upheld a challenge to such orders because they deprived designated persons of an effective judicial remedy and quashed the orders as ultra v…”
“…essly enacted as a rule of construction in section 3 of the HRA. That prediction did not turn out to be entirely accurate. In Ahmed v HM Treasury[2010] UKSC 2; [2010] 2 AC 534, at paras. 112-117, Lord Phillips PSC observed that subsequent decisions of the House of Lords on the HRA had made it clear that section 3 goes further than th…”
“…behalf of the Intervener raised an issue as to whether, notwithstanding the judgment of the majority of the Supreme Court in Ahmed v HM Treasury [2010] UKSC 5, [2010] 2 AC 534, we did in fact have jurisdiction to make any such order. It is in my view unnecessary for us to reach a view about that because even if we have jurisdiction I…”