Colleagues criticize Pinochet case judge Final Edition

Lord [Hoffmann] was not personally a party to the appeal and there was no suggestion that he had been guilty of bias of any kind, said Lord [Browne-Wilkinson]. But the relationship between him, AI and AICL meant that he was automatically disqualified from hearing the appeal. Lord Hoffman cast the de...

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Published inThe Gazette (Montreal)
Main Author Shaw, Terence
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Montreal, Que Postmedia Network Inc 16.01.1999
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Summary:Lord [Hoffmann] was not personally a party to the appeal and there was no suggestion that he had been guilty of bias of any kind, said Lord [Browne-Wilkinson]. But the relationship between him, AI and AICL meant that he was automatically disqualified from hearing the appeal. Lord Hoffman cast the decisive vote in the appeal, agreeing for reasons given by Lord Nicholls and Lord Steyn, that the general was liable to extradition. This ruling was set aside by the five-man panel.
ISSN:2370-1676