''R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal''
019UKSC 22, is a judgment of the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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Judgment
Lord Sumption
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(with whom
Lord Reed
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agreed) and
Lord Wilson dissented.
Commentary
Richard Ekins said the ruling "undermines the rule of law and violates the sovereignty of Parliament".
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Cambridge Law Journal
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Cambridge University Press, volume=78, issue=3, pages=490–496, doi=10.1017/S0008197319000813, s2cid=210531385, issn=0008-1973, eissn=1469-2139
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