Case Note on the Supreme Court of Denmark’s Judgment in Green Desert
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Case Note on the Supreme Court of Denmark’s Judgment in Green Desert. / Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Astrid; Nielsen, Rasmus Grønved.
In: Nordic Journal of International Law, Vol. 91, No. 3, 2022, p. 349-354.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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T1 - Case Note on the Supreme Court of Denmark’s Judgment in Green Desert
AU - Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Astrid
AU - Nielsen, Rasmus Grønved
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This case note accounts for and comments on the Supreme Court of Denmark’s recent judgment in the Green Desert case. The Court held that the Ministry of Defence was not liable under Danish tort law for the Danish troops’ participation in the Green Desert operation in 2004 in Iraq, during which a number af Iraqis were detained and later subjected to inhuman treatment by the Iraqi police and military. Moreover, the Supreme Court found that the Iraqis were not within the jurisdiction of Denmark under Article 1 ECHR. The judgment did not address the general rules on state responsibility or international humanitarian law.
AB - This case note accounts for and comments on the Supreme Court of Denmark’s recent judgment in the Green Desert case. The Court held that the Ministry of Defence was not liable under Danish tort law for the Danish troops’ participation in the Green Desert operation in 2004 in Iraq, during which a number af Iraqis were detained and later subjected to inhuman treatment by the Iraqi police and military. Moreover, the Supreme Court found that the Iraqis were not within the jurisdiction of Denmark under Article 1 ECHR. The judgment did not address the general rules on state responsibility or international humanitarian law.
U2 - 10.1163/15718107-91030002
DO - 10.1163/15718107-91030002
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 91
SP - 349
EP - 354
JO - Nordic Journal of International Law
JF - Nordic Journal of International Law
SN - 0902-7351
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 317199880