The applicants were 11 foreign nationals who were detained in the United Kingdom under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA), which allowed the indefinite detention of non-nationals who could not be deported for fear of torture or ill-treatment in their home countries. The UK government had derogated from Article 5 of the ECHR,Continue reading “A v United Kingdom [2009] All ER (D) 203 (Feb)”