View source for R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (2009) EWCA Civ 441

''(1) A British soldier who is on military service in Iraq is subject to the jurisdiction of the UK within the meaning of [[Article 1]] of the Convention, so as to benefit from the rights guaranteed by the [[HRA]] while operating in Iraq, and not only when he is on a British military base or in a British hospital. (2) The inquest into the claimant's death must confirm with [[Article 2]] standards in the scope of the investigation and nature of the verdict.''

==Related judgments==
[[R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (2010) UKSC 29]]
*[[R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (2009) EWCA Civ 441]]

==External link==
{{#bailii: [2009] EWCA Civ 441}}


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