Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department: mutual legal assistance and the death penalty (Case Comment)

Almutawa, Ahmed; Walker, Clive

Abstract

Comments on Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC) on the lawfulness under common law and the Data Protection Act 2018 of transferring personal data to the US authorities in response to their request for mutual legal assistance in order to prosecute two terrorist suspects, without assurances that they would not face the death penalty. Considers the implications for data controllers and how prerogative should be supervised.

Citation

Almutawa, A., & Walker, C. (2020). Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department: mutual legal assistance and the death penalty (Case Comment). European Human Rights Law Review, 2020(5), 533-541

• Journal Article Type: Other
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2024
• Journal: European Human Rights Law Review
• Print ISSN: 1361-1526
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2020
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 533-541
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3092836