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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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- United Kingdom
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- Jurisprudence
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Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of United Kingdom - Jurisprudence of 11/07/2007
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of United Kingdom - Jurisprudence of 11/07/2007
Aziz v. Aziz
Author(ity)
Court of Appeal
Date of the decision, of the judgment
11/07/2007
Points of law
1) The obligations of section 20 State Immunity Act requiring the United Kingdom, including its courts, to treat a head of state with due respect and all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on his dignity, apply equally to the foreign head of state in his personal capacity as they apply to his public capacity.2) Outside physical attack or interference, however, the right to due respect or dignity amounts to no more than courtesy or comity. In this case, a court's refusal to further redact judgments to remove all material that might lead to identification of a head of state, when they had already been redacted to remove material of a confidential nature, did not amount to a failure to treat him with due respect or to an attack on his dignity.
