Human rights — Right to liberty and security — Individuals detained by British troops in Iraq — British troops part of Multinational Force under United Nations Security Council Resolutions — Whether rights of individuals under European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 breached — Whether obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions overriding rights under European Convention — United Nations Charter, 1945, Article 103 — Human Rights Act 1998

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — United Nations Charter, 1945, Article 103 — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 5 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 1511 — Coalition Provisional Authority — Coalition Provisional Authority Regulation 1 — Legal effect of Security Council Resolutions — Whether defendant having duty to detain individuals for security reasons — Whether any duty overriding defendant’s obligations under Article 5 of European Convention — Human Rights Act 1998, Schedule 1

War and armed conflict — Occupation — Iraq — Detention of Iraqi civilians during occupation — Whether unlawful — Whether contrary to Article 5 of European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Whether duty to detain Iraqi civilians under United Nations Security Council Resolutions — Whether duty overriding obligation under Article 5 of European Convention

Claims — Jurisdiction — Law of the forum — Whether governing assessment of damages — Procedural and substantive law — State responsibility — Occupation of Iraq — Unlawful detention — Ill-treatment — Claims in tort — Human rights — Damages — Aggravated damages — Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 — The law of England