The political unconscious of the English foreign act of state and non-justiciability doctrine(s)

Nicholson, Matthew

Abstract

This article reviews the history and politics of the English foreign act of State and non-justiciability doctrines in light of recent judgments in Belhaj and Rahmatullah. It argues that the doctrines have a political unconscious—a term borrowed from literary theorist Fredric Jameson—and that an appreciation of this should inform the Supreme Court's approach to the forthcoming appeals.

Citation

Nicholson, M. (2015). The political unconscious of the English foreign act of state and non-justiciability doctrine(s). International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 64(4), 743-781. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020589315000299

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 15, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jul 9, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 9, 2016
• Journal: International and Comparative Law Quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0020-5893
• Electronic ISSN: 1471-6895
• Publisher: British Institute of International and Comparative Law
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 64
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 743-781
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020589315000299
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1376827
• Related Public URLs: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380980/