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Assess the constitutional significance of the decision of the House of Lords
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Assess the constitutional significance of the decision of the House of Lords in A(FC) and Others (FC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] 'This is the most important case to come before the House since I have been a member.'1 Constitutional lawyers have called the judges' verdict on the terror laws one of the most important decisions from Britain's highest court in 50 years. The 240-paragraph judgment, handed down on 16 December 2004 outlines the opinions of an unprecedented panel of nine law lords, instead of the usual five, because of its constitutional significance. The ratio of the case alone was of extreme importance, concerning the issue over the disproportionate and discriminatory locking up of foreign suspected terrorists without trial. It confirms how the House of Lord's ensures the rule of law prevails when fundamental rights are questioned. The variation on the public law theme of the relationships between the...
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