Judges: Caribbean
Lords · Question HL3582 · Tabled 15 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 28 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Smith of Finsbury
To ask His Majesty's Government how they reconcile their support for the withdrawal of UK judges from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal on human rights grounds with the continued participation of UK judges in appeals concerning colonial-era laws that ham
Answer
Answered by Lord Lemos, 28 Sep 2026
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is an independent court which serves as the final court of appeal for jurisdictions that have chosen to retain it in this role. The circumstances of the JCPC are different from those which led serving UK ...