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The order of Justice S H Kapadia said, "In his Key...

2007-09-16T07:18:00.000-07:00

The order of Justice S H Kapadia said, "In his Keynote Address, on 'Global Constitutionalism', reported in Stanford Law Review vol. 59 at p. 1155, Lord Goldsmith, Her Majesty's Attorney General (UK), stated that British Constitution though unwritten is based on three principles, namely, rule of law, commitment to fundamental freedoms and principle of proportionality. European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") also refers to the concept of balance."

This order gave a go ahead to dismantling of a asbestos and radioactive material laden ship named Blue Lady, which has been dumped in Indian waters. The above para is quoted in the September 11, 2007 order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Hazardous Wastes/Ship-breaking/Blue Lady (SS Norway) ship. S S Norway was named Blue Lady in January 2006 and sold at a price of 10 US dollars.

'Global Constitutionalism' speech quoted in the order refers to what is at page 1172 of Stanford Law Review vol. 59 which is the sole reference to "proportionality".: But its citation is totally irrelevant in the context of the subject matter of the case.
One can see it for oneself at
http://lawreview.stanford.edu/globalconstitutionalism/papers/goldsmith.pdf.

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2007-09-16T03:53:00.000-07:00

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2007-09-15T23:54:00.000-07:00

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The nature of Lord Goldsmith's legal advice to the...

2007-09-14T21:39:00.000-07:00

The nature of Lord Goldsmith's legal advice to the Government over the legality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a significant political issue in 2003 and early 2004.

The Government had turned down repeated calls to break with tradition and have the advice made public. Lord Goldsmith's original memo, written on 7 March 2003, was eventually leaked to the press, which led to its official publication on 28 April 2005. In the memo, Lord Goldsmith discusses whether the use of force in Iraq could be legally justified by Iraq's 'material breach', as established in UN Security Council Resolution 1441, of its ceasefire obligations as imposed by Security Council Resolution 687 at the end of the First Gulf War. Lord Goldsmith concludes that 'a reasonable case can be made that resolution 1441 is capable in principle of reviving the authorisation [of the use of force] in Resolution 678 without a further resolution.' However, Lord Goldsmith did concede that 'a court might well conclude that operative paragraphs 4 and 12 do require a further Council decision in order to revive the authorisation.'

In his final advice to the Government, written on 17 March 2003, Lord Goldsmith stated that the use of force in Iraq was lawful. This advice stated Lord Goldsmith's preferred view in more unequivocal terms than his earlier memo, without reference to the doubts expressed therein. This has led to allegations that Lord Goldsmith succumbed to political pressure to find legal justification for the use of force against Iraq. Shortly after the leak Lord Goldsmith released a statement in response to such allegations, saying that the two documents were consistent, pointing to the difference in the nature of the two documents and the firm assurances he had received between 7 and 17 March that Iraq was indeed in breach of its obligations under Security Council resolutions.

The controversy was furthered by the resignation of Elizabeth Wilmshurst, deputy legal adviser to the Foreign Office, on 20 March 2003. A full version of her letter of resignation became public in March 2005. In this she stated that the reason for her resignation was that she did not agree with the official opinion that the use of force in Iraq was legal. She also accused Lord Goldsmith of changing his view on the matter.

Lord Goldsmith announced his resignation on 22 Jun...

2007-09-14T21:34:00.000-07:00

Lord Goldsmith announced his resignation on 22 June 2007, which took effect on on 27 June 2007, the same day that prime minister, Tony Blair, stepped down. His successor is Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal. Lord Goldsmith was the longest serving Labour Attorney General.

He was appointed Her Majesty's Attorney General in June 2001. One of his first acts was to discuss breaches of the injunction against publishing the whereabouts of the offenders in the James Bulger murder case. He became a Privy Counsellor in 2002.

Lord Goldsmith has also held a number of posts in international legal organisations, including Council Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and of the Union Internationale des Avocats. From 1998 until his appointment as Attorney General he was co-Chairman of the IBA’s Human Rights Institute. Between 1997 and 2000 he was Chairman of the Financial Reporting Review Panel, an independent public body responsible for enforcing financial reporting standards. In 1997 he was elected to membership of the American Law Institute and made a member of the Paris Bar.

In 1996 he founded the Bar Pro Bono Unit of which he was Chairman until 2000 and remains President.

He was the Prime Minister's Personal Representative to the Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

In 2006, Goldsmith gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute, calling for the closure of the US-ran detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Goldsmith called it a "symbol of injustice", and said that it did not respect the rights of liberty or freedom.

On 17 February 2007, the Mail on Sunday reported that Goldsmith, who is married, had been having an affair with Kim Hollis, Britain's first Asian QC.

In 2007 he was accused of trying to cover up the BAE-Saudi corruption case by ordering the British Serious Fraud Office to call off any investigation into the matter, arguing that it would "compromise national security".

"In his Keynote Address, on 'Global Constitutional...

2007-09-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

"In his Keynote Address, on 'Global Constitutionalism', reported in
Stanford Law Review vol. 59 at p. 1155, Lord Goldsmith, Her Majesty's
Attorney General (UK), stated that British Constitution though unwritten is based on three principles, namely, rule of law, commitment to fundamental
freedoms and principle of proportionality. European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") also refers to the concept of balance."

The above para is quoted in the September 11, 2007 order of the
Supreme Court of India in the matter of Blue Lady ship to justify the sacrifice of the life and health of 700 workers and 30, 000 workers besides environment.

If possible please persuade Lord Goldsmith to denounce this order.