Hicks UK citizenship ruling [UK HC] News
Hicks UK citizenship ruling [UK HC]

Hicks v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court, Mr. Justice Collins, December 13, 2005 [ruling that David Hicks, the Australian detained at Guantanamo Bay for over three years, should be registered as a British citizen]. Read the full text of the judgment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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