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UKHL 5is a UK constitutional law case concerning the rule of law.
Facts
An action for judicial review of the actions of the Home Secretary was brought by M, a deported teacher from Zaire. The Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, Kenneth Baker, had been told by the High Court to return a Zaire teacher to the United Kingdom on refugee status, after being deported.
Judgment
Court of Appeal
Michael Nolan, Baron Nolan, Nolan LJ held that the teacher had to be returned, and said the following.
992
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House of Lords
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held that the Home Secretary acted in
contempt of court
Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the cour ...
, and had to return the teacher.
Lord Templeman
Sydney William Templeman, Baron Templeman, MBE, PC (3 March 1920 – 4 June 2014) was a British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1982 to 1995.
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Templeman was born on 3 March 1920, the son of Herbert ...
said the following:
See also
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United Kingdom constitutional law
The United Kingdom constitutional law concerns the governance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. With the oldest continuous political system on Earth, the British constitution is not contained in a single code but princ ...
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