Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department : Redefining the scope of common law constitutional rights?
Introduction In Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Supreme Court considered whether it was unlawful for the Secretary of State to authorise mutual legal assistance (“MLA”) to the United States in order to assist a criminal investigation which could lead to the imposition of the death penalty on a suspected British terrorist.1 This […]