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| Name | Legal Opinion by Prof. James Crawford |
| Description | The APPG commissioned a legal opinion on rendition from Professor James Crawford, an eminent expert from Cambridge University. The Legal Opinion showed clearly that the UK could not simply rely on the US assurances to ensure that it was in compliance with its international legal obligations. Since the publication of the Opinion, the UK position has dramatically shifted and is now much stricter: “we will grant permission only if we are satisfied that the rendition would accord with UK law and our international obligations, and how we understand our obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture.” The Opinion received considerable press coverage: e.g. The Guardian ‘Investigator links Europe's spy agencies to CIA flights’, ‘CIA flight reports “credible”’; The BBC ‘CIA flight assurances 'worthless'; numerous ‘blog sites’; and the European Times from where it was forwarded to US members of Congress by Congressman Edward Markey as evidence in support of his legislative attempt to prevent the US continuing the practice of rendition. The Opinion has also become the definitive analysis of the Rice statement and has been extensively cited in Parliament. |
| Filename | rendition_opinion_prof_crawford.doc |
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| Creator | zoe |
| Created On: | 12/12/2005 09:10 |
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| Last updated on | 08/29/2008 09:03 |
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Reply from Sir Peter Gibson - 01.07.11
We have reached a fork in the road (5250)Events
4 July 2011: the APPG's book, Account Rendered: Extraordinary Rendition and Britain's Role, is published by Biteback Publishing.
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