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The immunities of States and international organisations
This database contains the original national contributions bringing together information on The immunities of States and international organisations
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- Member State
- Ireland
- Themes
- Type of document
- Jurisprudence
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Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Ireland - Jurisprudence of 15/12/1995
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Ireland - Jurisprudence of 15/12/1995
John McElhinney (plaintiff) v. Anthony Ivor John Williams and Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (defendants)
Author(ity)
Supreme Court
Date of the decision, of the judgment
15/12/1995
Points of law
The Court establishes that sovereign immunity applies because the tortious acts of a soldier who is a foreign State’s servant or agent are “jus imperii”.Summary of the case
n/aSources
Irish Reports, 1995, Vol. 3, pp. 382-405Additional information (explanations, notes, etc.)
High Court decision of 15 April 1994 upheld.In “McElhinney v. Ireland”, 21 November 2001, the European Court of Human Rights finds no violation of the Convention.
