Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Compliance with international obligations 3
2.1. The UK's dualist approach to international law 3
2.2. Government legal position 4
2.3. Commentary supporting compatibility with international law 5
2.4. Commentary warning of incompatibility with international law 6
3. Ouster clauses 8
3.1. Ouster clauses: background 8
3.2. How would the courts respond to the ousters in the bill? 13
4. Remaining grounds for legal challenge 20
4.1. Restrictions building on the Illegal Migration Act 20
4.2. Claims not within the scope of the bill 21
4.3. Individual claims expressly permitted under the bill 22
4.4. Declarations of incompatibility with human rights convention 23