UK Government’s legal position on UK’s involvement in the Iran crisis

UK Government has published its legal position on the legality of defensive action in respect of Iranian regional attacks, by allowing USA to use British bases to that end. The document is rather brief, but its letter and underlying spirit  is a significant improvement if compared to previous instances where the Government published or relied on legal advice, for instance Iraq invasion in 2003, on “imminent” attacks in 2017, and “humanitarian intervention” in 2018. Unlike those earlier instances, this current document is more nuanced and a better attempt to avoid arguments that would be both overstretched and implausible...Read full article