LAR: High Court Trident Hearing Begins

9th October 2000 European Human Rights Issues Set Aside On the opening day of the hearing in a busy Edinburgh High Court of the Lord Advocate’s Reference of the “Trident Three” ruling in Greenock last year, the Crown has begun…

LAR: High Court in Contempt of Peace Kreb Dragonrider

LORD ADVOCATE’S REFERENCE Kreb Dragonrider’s Response to the ruling on the four questions of the Lord Advocate’s Reference given by Lords Prosser, Kirkwood, and Penrose at the High Court of the Justiciary Edinburgh, 30th April 2001 INTRODUCTION The Ruling on…

LAR: US International Lawyer’s Comments on the LAR Opinion

16. The court is wrong. The defendants did indeed contend that the mere bona fide belief that the government’s actions were criminal negated the specific criminal intent required here;–that they acted maliciously. The defense was not just necessity. Indeed, Sheriff…

LAR: Statement of Argument by Angie Zelter

29th September 2000 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY LORD ADVOCATE’S REFERENCE STATEMENT OF ARGUMENT by Angie Zelter for the First Respondent to the Petition of THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD BOYD, Her Majesty’ Advocate PETITIONER in terms of Section…