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R v Foreign Secretary, ex parte Rees-Mogg [1994] QB 552

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:01

Judgement for the case R v Foreign Secretary, ex parte Rees-Mogg

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  • Plaintiff tried to seek judicial review of Defendant’s decision to ratify the Maastricht treaty.

  • The court refused, saying that it didn’t have the jurisdiction to review the signing of treaties. 

Lloyd LJ

  • No arguments arose about standing.

  • Suffice to say “we accept without question that Lord Rees-Mogg brings the proceedings because of his sincere concern for constitutional issues.”

  • He endorses what Slade LJ said in Smedley

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