Human rights laws can be applied to British troops on active service, a High Court judge has ruled.
The landmark judgement came in a test case relating to the death of Scottish soldier Pte Jason Smith in Iraq.
Mr Justice Collins said sending soldiers into action without proper kit could breach human rights. Ministers are appealing against the ruling.
The court also ruled families of those killed in conflict should get legal aid and access to military documents.
The judgement came during a request for military inquest guidelines in the case of Pte Smith, 32, from Hawick, in the Scottish Borders, who died of heatstroke in Iraq in 2003.
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Why weren't soldiers being granted their human rights before now? If an individual is willing to give their life for the protection of his or her country, then the least the country can do is compensate them or compensate the family of lost soldier.
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The landmark judgement came in a test case relating to the death of Scottish soldier Pte Jason Smith in Iraq.
Mr Justice Collins said sending soldiers into action without proper kit could breach human rights. Ministers are appealing against the ruling.
The court also ruled families of those killed in conflict should get legal aid and access to military documents.
The judgement came during a request for military inquest guidelines in the case of Pte Smith, 32, from Hawick, in the Scottish Borders, who died of heatstroke in Iraq in 2003.
Full Story
Why weren't soldiers being granted their human rights before now? If an individual is willing to give their life for the protection of his or her country, then the least the country can do is compensate them or compensate the family of lost soldier.
Grade this.
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